I kept imagining these people, just living their daily lives, and then having them suddenly ended in unjust tragedy. When we watch the news, we grieve all of this, but when we go to the movies, we want more of it. Somehow we realize that great stories are told in conflict, but we are unwilling to embrace the potential greatness of the story we are actually in. We think God is unjust, rather than a master storyteller.

Nothing is going to change in congo until you and i figure out what is wrong with the person inside the mirror

Let probability and sample size do the heavy lifting.

Of his new book, Don says: “It might be the greatest book ever written. I don’t think anybody is going to read a book again after they read my new one. I think God is proud of me. I am going to make a killing off this thing and I’m going to use the money to go to space.

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

Even our beliefs have become trend statements.

The most attractive characteristic in a person is the story they are telling the world. We stop and stare at stories.