... the novelist is bound by the reasonable possibilities, not the probabilities, of his culture.

You will have found Christ when you are concerned with other people’s sufferings and not your own.

You shall know the truth, and it will make you odd.

The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.

Right now the whole world seems to be going through a dark night of the soul.

Whenever I’m asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I say it is because we are still able to recognize one.

...you have to cherish the world at the same time that you struggle to endure it.

What people don’t realize is how much religion costs. They think faith is a big electric blanket, when of course it is the cross.

[To] know oneself is, above all, to know what one lacks. It is to measure oneself against Truth, and not the other way around. The first product of self-knowledge is humility . . .

It is the business of the artist to uncover the strangeness of truth

I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.

Just because you are blind, and unable to see my beauty doesn't mean it does not exist.

For you it may be enjoyable to betraying but do you know you are killing one innocent person who trusted on you.So keep it mind your enjoy is not free.Someone paid for your fun by His/Her life

The 2 greatest equalizers in life: Education and the Internet.

It doesn't require much for misfortune to strike in the King's Gambit - one incautious move, and Black can be on the edge of the abyss.

Worry is the senseless process of cluttering up tomorrows opportunities with leftover problems from today

Okayyyyy,” Isabelle said in a low voice, “When did Brother Zachariah get hot?

Slavery is dead, but the spirit which animated it still lives.

A divinely expressed performance in any genre sets me completely on fire.

Life equaled love plus passion squared. Loving and being passionate about what one did was what made life so precious.

Teams are successful when they are focused, have a short cycle time, and are supported by the executives.