Good writers show rather than tell. Stories are told in action. Life stories are no different.

I believe the greatest trick of the devil is not to get us into some sort of evil but rather have us wasting time. This is why the devil tries so hard to get Christians to be religious. If he can sink a man's mind into habit, he will prevent his heart from engaging God. I was into habit.

Great stories move through fear.

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

Passion about nothing is like pouring gasoline in a car without wheels. It isn't going to lead anybody anywhere.

Somehow I had come to believe that because a person is in need, they are candidates for sympathy, not just charity. It was not that I wanted to buy her groceries, the government was already doing that. I wanted to buy her dignity. And yet, by judging her, I was the one taking her dignity away.

The downside of being a writer is you get plenty of time to overthink your life.