Passion is kind of an important word for me, whether it’s playing sports or whether it’s just living or whatever you’re going to do. In my opinion you should be passionate about it or else, why do it?
Ice is for death and endings.
Writing is never, ever easy but I wake up every morning grateful for the gift of being able to do this.
As many have noted, the peril for authors is that our work space is too easily our play space.
When I was 18 years old, in a more innocent time, my first backpacking trip through Europe, I sneaked into the Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum after nightfall and spent several hours in there avoiding the guards patrolling.
I have always argued, in a good novel, interesting things happen to interesting people.
Irritation for some men was their response to strain.
No truth can be said to be seen as it is until it is seen in its relation to all other truths. In this relation only is it true.
There is a direct relationship between our personal experience with the Lord and how we see ourselves. The closer we grow to him, the more clear and complete becomes our vision of who we are, who we have always been, and who we may become.
I always wish to find great virtues where there are great talents, and to love what I admire.
Always make it a goal to keep your conversations cordial. Sometimes that will not be possible. If a principled, charitable expression of your ideas makes someone mad, there’s little you can do about it. Jesus’ teaching made some people furious. Just make sure it’s your ideas that offend and not you, that your beliefs cause the dispute and not your behavior.