What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.

God doesn't give us crying, pooping children because he wants to advance our careers.

I know, from the three visits I made to him, the blended composite of love and fear that exists only in a boy's notion of his father.

We shouldn’t be afraid to embrace whimsy, that nagging idea that life could be magical; it could be special if we were only willing to take a few risks.

I used love like money, but love doesn't work like money. It is not a commodity. When we barter with it, we all lose. When the church does not love it's enemies, it fuels their rage. It makes them hate us more.

Nobody will listen to you unless they sense that you like them.

Leave. Roll the world around on your tongue for a bit. It is a beautiful world, isn't it? So strong and forceful, the way you have always wanted to be. And you will not be alone. You have never been alone. Don't worry. Everything will still be here when you get back. It is you who will have changed.