I lived through this horror, I can take the next thing that comes along . . .' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.'" She learned that "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

I am the man, I suffer'd, I was there.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortunes; but great minds rise above them.

It's the squeeze we've endured that proves to the world that the final product is worth it.

Even when there is conflict around me, even when there are those who don't support me or wish me well, I will rejoice that my reactions and life will reveal Jesus to my world.

Everybody in this life has their challenges and difficulties. That is part of our mortal test... Peace comes through hope.

So often the providences of God seem to run completely counter to His promises, but only that He may test our faith, only that He may ultimately accomplish His purpose for our lives in a way that He could never do if the path were always smooth.

To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone. A backbone. And a funny bone.

I don't usually think of my writing as a 'challenge' because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to avoid 'writer's block' all these years.

Only the person who risks is truly free. A man's conquest of himself dwarfs the conquest of Mt. Everest.

Disaster appears, to crush one man now, but afterward another.

Trouble teaches men how much there is in manhood.