We tend to think things are new because we've just discovered them.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

I write in seconds. I don’t stop. I don’t think. I simply write and when it comes, it flows and it makes sense because it’s genuine. I don’t understand thought-out poetry. It doesn’t seem real to me.

Would you rather have people be impressed by who you are or respect who you've become?

I try to live by the principles the Bible speaks on.

We are in effect enculturating kids from the very beginning to see women and girls as not taking up half of the space.

Many men walk by day; few walk by night. It is a different season.

I want to be the first player to show what Japanese batters can do in the major league.

When I was 14, I thought I was the coolest kid in school because I told everyone the jokes in FHM.

Such as ne'er saw swans May think crows beautiful.

Take love when love is given, But never think to find it A sure escape from sorrow Or a complete repose.

Everything I do is to support my passion, and that is the rescuing of animals!