At length he told himself that it must be so, that his destiny was thus allotted, that he had not authority to alter the arrangements made on high, that, in any case, he must make his choice: virtue without and abomination within, or holiness within and infamy without

It is a novel constructed like a poem, where each character is only exceptional because if the hyperbolic manner in which he represents generality.

I work very hard, but when God opens that door for you - when life opens that door for you, I should say - I think it's important to be giving, to return the love back.

I was doing these performance art pop music pieces in the city. And they were a bit on the eccentric side I suppose. So people started to call me Gaga after the Queen song 'Radio Gaga.'

Two things I recognize, O Lord, in myself: Nature, which Thou hast made; Sin, which I have added.

We don't have to accept blandness in life. God, who is the author of creativity, is ready to make a dull life adventuresome the moment we allow his Holy Spirit to go to work inside us.

Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.

What would Jesus do with this gift of writing, this God-given love of writing? What would He write?

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists, as the mother can love the unborn child.

Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you're worthy of the trip.

Always remember where we come from, how we got here, and Who led us into the warmth of the sunshine.

Never forget who you are; a daughter of a Heavenly Father. You have royal heritage, and anyone who makes you feel like less that is not a man, husband, father, or friend, simply someone who is afraid of you because he knows who you are, but doesn't know who he is.