You know how it feels when you're in love with somebody and you long to be with that person? God wants us to feel that way about Him.

In the darkest times of your life, your praise to God should be the loudest. Let the enemy know you're not afraid of the dark.

. . . you have no idea how many people there are in the world whose day could be made and their life changed for the better if someone would just look them in the eye, smile, and say, "Hello.

One of the greatest gifts you can give your husband is your own wholeness.

Forgiveness doesn't make the other person right, it makes you free.

We will never be happy until we make God the source of our fulfillment and the answer to our longings. He is the only one who should have power over our souls.

Don’t be overwhelmed . . . take it one day and one prayer at a time.

The truth is you always grow to love the people you pray for. That’s because you develop God’s heart of love for them.

I've often thought, I'm nobody. Why would God answer my prayer? But God's not impressed by eloquence; he's impressed by our longing for him.

Praying is not telling God what to do. It's trusting that God knows what to do.

People's love for us may change, depending on what we do or don't do to please them. But God's does not-it's everlasting.

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

Then I’d go home, return to a pattern of worry, unable to tap the surrender core to travel’s inspiration. What was different?

I have forsaken her for a place I will never belong, but will always remain under her spell, forever to be, a child of my motherland.

A single act of courage is often the tipping point for extraordinary change.

The Tudors was ground-breaking in the sense that it did ruffle the feathers of classical historians and alter the way people did period drama at the time.

The poet must put on the passion he wants to represent.

There was no time for scholarly details, and, besides, I have always believed that a man can fairly be judged by the standards and taste of his choices in matters of high-level plagiarism.

There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves.

Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in

The best protection against risk is knowing what you are doing.