I was a black sheep, but now I'm just a goat
Actions don't only speak louder than words; actions should be used to interpret words.
Good people don't go to heaven. Forgiven people go to heaven.
God often showcases his power on the stage of human weakness.
Everything now will prepare you for the next step. Don't run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God will make you a leader worth following.
The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders.
Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.
I think the whole mission of being here on Earth is to accept what you have, and my journey was to accept my own life and not pretend anything else. I think that's what we all struggle with.
I really don't think there's a world in which you can do anything with anybody. Because we're in the world of the White House, I think there are certain things you can do, and larger things that can happen, but I don't think you can do anything.
I think the biggest advice I can offer is don't just pick one story and stop, write as much as you can, as many stories as you can. The best thing about being a writer is, a writer's craft is nearly perfect because a writer can go anywhere and do his craft.
It's hard to distinguish when I was actually struggling from when I only felt like I was struggling - which was pretty much always.