I could not have known then that everybody, every person, has to leave, has to change like seasons; they have to or they die. The seasons remind me that I must keep changing.

I love to give to charity, but I don't want to be charity. This is why I have so much trouble with grace.

Christians might say that you can't live a more meaningful life without Jesus. Well, that's absolutely not true. You can. You can enjoy a sunrise whether you know Jesus or not.

Flattery has a short battery life, but reminding people they are amazing and precious and wanted and works of art can truly change their lives.

The people I used to be surrounded by are getting along without me. Somehow, that really bugs me.

My Sunday school teachers had turned Bible narrative into children's fables. They talked about Noah and the ark because the story had animals in it. They failed to mention that this was when God massacred all of humanity.

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.