Where money is an idol, to be poor is a sin.

The characteristic place to find Christians is among their enemies. The first place to look for Christ is in Hell.

The Fall is where the nation is. The Fall is the locus of America.

Biocides, for example, are designed to kill bacteria—it's not a benign material.

Biblical spirituality means powerlessness, living without embellishment or pretense, free to be faithful in the gospel, and free from anxiety about effectiveness or similar illusions of success.

Reckon your weakness as praise of God’s power, endure suffering in joy, risk your life on the veracity of Christ, count your loneliness a means of grace.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

I do have a religion

The Manifestation of your dream is probably right around the corner, that is why the devil is working overtime on you trying to make you give up.

She wonders if this is what people call falling in love, the desire to be with someone for every minute of the rest of her life so strong that sometimes she is frightened of herself.

Right now I'm listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT'S MY JOB.

Well if I could play like Wynton, I wouldn't play like Wynton.

All writers behave badly. All people behave badly.

Put your 'yes' on the table and let God put it on the map.

All I ask is that my final months be happy ones, and that I be permitted a husband who will see to my proper Christian beheading and burial.

I don't think a lot of people are like, "I'm just quirky!" Or if they are, it's a stage they're going through as they figure out who they are. I never felt like I was choosing roles that were quirky.