Unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

If God is for us, who can be against us?

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.

The real satanist is not quite so easily recognized as such

The kingdom of God is within you.

With God, all things are possible.

A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God, not just as tracts, mind you, but as things of beauty to the praise of God. An art work can be a doxology in itself.

Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.

There are few things more dangerous than inbred religious certainty.

They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.

I am not a leader but a pathfinder and a motivator.

I think I benefited from being equal parts ambitious and curious. And of the two, curiosity has served me best.

When late morning rolls around and you're feeling a bit out of sorts, don't worry; you're probably just a little eleven o'clockish.

I have a lot of empathy for women who fit their writing into the crevices of their too-busy lives, as I once did.

I have come to the conclusion that whether or not a person is a religious believer does not matter. Far more important is that they be a good human being.

Also, when you escape a Communist regime, you treasure liberty and you understand that as government and state expand, liberty must contract.

I'm not afraid of anyone. I'm not shy about anything. Not even my big nose.

The worries that are the burden of which the privileged person makes an excuse in dealing with the oppressed person are in fact the worries about preserving his privileged condition.

Nurses never tell you what they know. They're hired for their cheeriness and the thickness of their hair. They need to look alive and healthy, to give the patients something to aim for.

It's a scary thing, when a person you admire is suddenly revealed to be absolutely, truly human.