Work and pray rather instead of watching and wishing.

We can only keep what we have by being willing to freely give it away; a paraphrase of Jesus Christ.

Best smiles come after the toughest time.

Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

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

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them.

Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

God helps those who help themselves.

My heart is flooded with love. Drowning is the way to go.

I was just trying to remove a stain

When we read dystopia, we root for these people to break free because we are these people; hoping and fighting against things that are bigger than ourselves.

The quality of life, values that go down to doin' that, that's the issue.

I don't write. I usually look for material by other people. Sometimes I change things or adapt things but I don't write from scratch. I wish I had that ability.

Each temptation leaves us better or worse; neutrality is impossible.

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in its power, and the human race commit suicide, by blowing up the world.

When I go to places and do book tours, I don't really like doing traditional bookshops. It's nice to walk people through something instead of just standing up in a bookstore.

You create your thoughts, your thoughts create your intentions, and your intentions create your reality.

My father is an atheist. My mother is Buddhist. They encouraged my siblings and me to take the best part of other religions to make our own belief system.