When we grow careless of keeping our souls, then God recovers our taste of good things again by sharp crosses.

There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.

Satan gives Adam an apple, and takes away paradise. Therefore in all temptations consider not what he offers, but what we shall lose.

The life of a Christian is wondrously ruled in this world, by the consideration and meditation of the life of another world.

Gospel repentance is not a little hanging down of the head. It's a working of the heart until your sin becomes more odious to you than any punishment for it.

It would be a good contest amongst Christians, one to labour to give no offence, and the other to labour to take none. The best men are severe to themselves, tender over others.

It is better to go bruised to heaven than sound to hell.

Times are bad, God is good.

Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride.

God knows we have nothing of ourselves, therefore in the covenant of grace he requires no more than he gives, but gives what he requires, and accepts what he gives.

God takes a safe course with His children, that they may not be condemned with the world, He permits the world to condemn them, that they may not love the world, the world hates them.

It was a tragic end to a heroic life.

It's easier to fall back into the same old patterns of hate and retribution, because at least then we're doing something.

I want the difficult stories, the ones that aren’t easy to believe, the twisted ones, the sorrowful ones, the ones that need telling most of all.

Kei: Is there anything else you need while I'm here, Your Highness?Cabot: No, but you can leave the sarcasm in there.

Do you still insist on telling the truth even though you know that it could destroy this world?

In some ways, there's no typical day with all the shoots and travel and projects, but I do try and stop by my studio every day.

Early spring is the time for vigorous change, a preparation for the heat-driven oppression that is to come.

I do not claim any of the creation of the blues, although I have written many of them even before Mr. Handy had any blues published. I heard them when I was knee-high to a duck.

I listen to Billy Joel. He is fabulous. I saw him with Elton John when they toured together, it was so great.

There is no room for hypocrisy. Why use bitter soup for healing when sweet water is everywhere?