The social Web is incredibly good at shining bright lights into dark corners.

Always play to the cheap seats. That's where the critics sit. The people who sit up front don't come to hear you play; they come to sit up front.

If, in Him all things hold together, why would anyone ever want to be apart from Him?

I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed.

I can't control how people are going to react. I try not to worry about what I can't control.

Words are the only arteries of thought our poor human body possesses.

Encourage innocent amusement.

I'm sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime.

A scar is a sign of strength. . .the sign of a survivor.

I'm very focused on "Dexter" right now. I want to make it as good of a show as we can.

The research. It is always the best part of writing. And, of course, it is the great excuse to travel.

Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.