somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.

When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

Don’t complain; just work harder.

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'

And just so you know, the invaders are always the bad guys. Always.

And so sometimes I would think how the devil had conquered God.

With Christ, darkness cannot succeed. Darkness will not gain victory over the light of Christ.

Things that appear on the front page of the newspaper as 'fact' are far more dangerous than the games played by a novelist, and can lead to wars.

I suppose that's the European way, dangerous and hairy.

Remember that whatever knowledge you do not solidly lay the foundation of before you are eighteen, you will never be master of while you breathe.

True bravery is quiet, undemonstrative.

In our family we have always had, and still have, this understanding: the problem of each member of the family is everybody's problem.

It is not he who begins well who is perfect. It is he who ends well who is approved in God's sight.

I always want to write something better than the last book.