It's hard these days to have a conversation, at least it is for me, about [Truman]Capote without "Good Night, and Good Luck" coming up in the same conversation.
To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.
When I listen to the engine of my car, I might say it sounds fine, but it would not occur to me to say "What lovely music!
To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.
What is reasoned has nothing to do with what is reasonable.
Those who are scandalized by a naked body--thinks the Devil--are easy prey: they are already doomed.
All true tradition usually appears revolutionary.
If you have a good story idea, don't assume it must form a prose narrative. It may work better as a play, a screenplay or a poem. Be flexible.
If I don't take care of myself and be kind to myself, then I can't take care of anyone else.
I know that people look at my life and ask, "How can I achieve some of those things?" So, I suppose in that sense, yes, I'm a role model. But I try to think of myself more as a mentor, as somebody who I hope young people feel comfortable approaching or writing to.
The only way the kingdom of God is going to be manifest in this world before Christ comes is if we manifest it by the way we live as citizens of heaven and subjects of the King.