...the three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you.

Writing takes a combination of sophistication and innocence; it takes conscience, our belief that something is beautiful because it is right.

Listen to your broccoli and it will tell you how to eat it.

I do not have deep theological understanding or opinion, but I do not read the Bible as the literal word of God.

I do not know much about God and prayer, but I have come to believe over the last twenty-five years, that there's something to be said about keeping prayer simple. Help, Thanks, Wow.

Living on Earth has always been a dangerous way to spend your time.

A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way. It's a lie if you make something up. But you make it up in the name of truth, and then you give your heart to expressing it clearly.