Beware of the differences that blind us to the unity that binds us.
Hope can be the most wonderful thing in the world or it can crush your heart like an eggshell.
The ugliest truth, in the end, was still better than the prettiest of lies.
Only bad writers think they're good.
There are three things that make a person a writer: inspiration, perspiration and desperation.
The readers are the ones who let us live our dreams. I try to write books which are really compelling - that you'd take on vacation and rather than going out, you'd read in your hotel room because you had to find out what happened. Hopefully that's what readers are responding to.
I always think the insecurity is going to go away, but it's always there. Only bad writers think they're good.
The irony of conversing with a stranger is that your individual lives always look very different and personal, but then you strip away the nuances to find a common likeness buried inside of diversity. Take away money and geography and we’re all just flesh and blood and soul. We’re all dealing with sin and forgiveness, love and hate, glory and shame.
I believe modeling is a combination of natural talent, the ability to adapt to different situations, hard work, and, most importantly, luck.
The reason most preaching is ignored today is that it deserves to be.
One must be strict even in little things.