Without a positive male role model in your life it is extremely difficult to become a man who benefits his family and benefits society.

Here's the truth about telling stories with your life. It's going to sound like a great idea, and you're going to get excited about it, and then when it comes time to do the work, you're not going to want to do it. It's like that with writing books, and it's like that with life. People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen. But joy costs pain.

I had some friends commenting me books, but mostly it was people I didn't know. But they're fans. They're fans of the books, so they have a working knowledge of how I write, and they know what they like and what they don't like. I'm really grateful for their feedback.

How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?

If what you are doing is important, you will encounter resistance. If what you are doing isn't important it will be easy.

He said to me I was a tree in a story about a forest, and that it was arrogant of me to believe any differently. And he told me the story of the forest is better than the story of the tree.

People are lonely. They want company and your book can provide them company and a little bit of hope. And there's nothing wrong with that.