The most difficult lie I have ever contended with is this: life is a story about me.

...if I do not introduce people to Jesus, then I don't believe Jesus is an important person. It doesn't matter what I say.

One of the things I associate with God is a sunrise. How many sunrises have you missed over the years, and God created that?

Every human being is searching for a deep sense of meaning, and yet we're all chasing success. We've confused one for the other.

People who live great stories know failure isn’t a judgment, it’s an education.

When you write, you're alone in a room. And when someone reads a book, they're alone in a room, too, usually. It's a really intimate exchange. And so people ask me where I get the boldness to talk about this or that, but I didn't feel like it required any sort of courage, because I was alone. Sometimes it feels weird for people to read it.

It’s interesting that in the Bible, in the book of Ecclesiastes, the only practical advice given about living a meaningful life is to find a job you like, enjoy your marriage, and obey God. It’s as though God is saying, Write a good story, take somebody with you, and let me help.