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.

All this beauty exists so you and I can see His glory, His artwork. It's like an invitation to worship Him, to know Him.

All the trees are losing their leaves, and not one of them is worried.

I tend to write first drafts that are incredibly cognitive, very rational, very boring. They come off as justification. Like, 'This is my idea and here's all the reasons that it's right.' It doesn't make for very compelling reading.

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.

Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself.

When we think too much about the opinions of others, we are letting them edit a book God has written.