I want to start replacing my “fix” response with an “enjoy” response and just let people be themselves.

If honesty is the key to intimacy, it means we don't have to be perfect and we don't have to pretend to be perfect.

All my books have been titled based on a piece of the prose from inside the book.

I need for there to be something bigger than me. I need someone to put awe inside me; I need to come second to someone who has everything figured out.

Most of us are waiting. We're waiting for something interesting to happen. And I think we're going to wait forever if we don't do something more interesting with our lives.

I think it's very hard for us, for Christians, to understand that it's okay to read a book, for instance, on how to manage your time. There's nothing wrong with that.

Meaningful stories have lots and lots of conflict. If we avoid conflict, our stories won't be meaningful.