But children robbed of love will dwell on magic.

If the Lord hasn't got a boyfriend lined up for me to marry, that's his business.

What we lose in our great human exodus from the land is a rooted sense, as deep and intangible as religious faith, of why we need to hold on to the wild and beautiful places that once surrounded us.

Friends, there is nothing like your own family to make you appreciate strangers!

It is harrowing for me to try to teach 20-year-old students, who earnestly want to improve their writing. The best I can think to tell them is: Quit smoking, and observe posted speed limits. This will improve your odds of getting old enough to be wise.

Forgive me, O Heavenly Father, according to the multitude of Thy mercies. I have lusted in my heart to break a man's skull and scatter the stench of his brains across several people's back yards.

You could love your crazy people, even admire them, instead of resenting that they're not self-sufficient.