Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go.

You could not pity anything if you weren't a man; pity was a surprise to God. It was not his invention.

If you don't hear His voice so let Him hear yours. When prayers go up blessings descend.

... we are all terribly alone no matter what people say.

The great thing about writing: Stay with it ... ultimately you teach yourself something very important about yourself.

First drafts are for learning what your story is about.

(Clothes) cannot change a man's nature. He's either kind or he isn't, with or without clothes.