Other people keep our souls alive, just like food and water does with our body.

I used to write when I was in the mood or felt inspired. Anymore, I write whether I feel inspired or not. It's a discipline. So that's definitely different. It's part of maturing as a person and as a professional.

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

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.

As a human, I am flawed in that it is difficult for me to consider others before myself. It feels like I have to fight against this force, this current within me that, more often than not, wants to avoid serious issues and please myself, buy things for myself, feed myself, entertain myself, and all of that.

...she wanted God to make sense. He doesn't. He will make no more sense to me than I will make sense to an ant.