When I was a child I spake as a child I understood as a child I thought as a child but when I became a man I put away childish things.

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.

If God were mortal and had but one life to give, he would have been more careful about how he created the world.

At the end of the day, I'm Violet's mom, and I want the best for her.

Bear good fortune modestly.

Tragedy is the highest form of art.

In a strictly scientific sense God is at the bottom of both good and evil.

One should see that all appearance is like mist and fog.

Use original detail in your writing. Life is so rich, if you can write down the real details of the way things were and are, you hardly need anything else.

I love to find new people. It's not for the sake of their being new; it's because if you find someone who perfectly fits a part, that's such a great thing.

I think women dress for other women to let them know what their deal is. Because if women were only dressing for men, there would be nothing but Victoria's Secret. There would be no Dior.

Prayer has the power to change mountains into highways.