There are no hopeless situations, sweetheart, only people who have grown hopeless about them. You still have choices you can make.

You have chosen the pathway to your present destination. The responsibility for your situation is yours.

I am not a "Christian author." I am an author who is a Christian. While my books reflect my faith, they are not intended as teaching tools for a Christian audience per se. My books are stories created around principles that work for everyone and they work every time.

Everything you do matters to all of us forever.

Your big picture will never be a masterpiece if you ignore the tiny brushstrokes. You're trying so hard to be successful that true success is eluding you.

I'm not saying don't do the work you got, but instead of this two hours of watching TV at the hotel lobby or this three hours of sitting under the pier and reading comic books or worrying about what you're doing ... what value do you have? Can you read? There are people out there who can't read - go read to them.

It's a lot more interesting to learn and discover real-life principles when they are revealed in the form of a story.