Elizabeth George Quotes

When we hold our thoughts up against God's standards of what is true and what is real, we can recognize and, with His help, learn to release many of our negative emotions, damaging thoughts, and destructive attitudes.

Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances-it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.

Let every hindrance to joy become the soil out of which joy blossoms.

The degree of our spiritual strength will be in direct proportion to the time we spend in God's Word.

Each new day is another chapter in the unfolding promise of deliverance and life.

Plotting is difficult for me, and always has been. I do that before I actually start writing, but I always do characters, and the arc of the story, first... You can't do anything without a story arc. Where is it going to begin, where will it end.

It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.

God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.

I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand this point of view

What is a godly mother? A godly mother is one who loves the Lord her God with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength and then passionately, consistently, and unrelentingly teaches her child to do the same.

Exchange the bad habit of worrying with the excellent habit of trusting God.

Dust off that Bible. It has the answers you are looking for, and its delights await you.

When we acknowledge God's supreme role in our life and set our mind on Him, He enables us to be women of hope.

What a blessing to be able to leave the cares of life for a brief period and spend time in the outstretched arms of your Shepherd, rubbing, as it were, your cheek against His face in intimate fellowship through prayer.

Your attitude toward others, work, and your daily life is a reflection of your attitude toward God.

Apathy is a spiritual numbness that creeps in and corrupts the good that God intends for our life and the good that He wants us to accomplish for Him and His kingdom.

Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.

As we come to know God better, we will also find it easier to know, follow, and accept His will for our life.

Gather knowledge about the craft of writing. Immerse yourself in the art of it. Then write. Write yourself silly. Write yourself mad. Write yourself blind. Trust the excitement that builds within you when the idea is good and the writing is superb. You can do it, but that's the hell of it as well as the exultation of it. You have to do it.

God's ways and His will come in His own perfect time.

God is immutable—He never changes! His ministry to you is complete, on target, and constant!

Our actions, habits, character, and future are most definitely affected by our thoughts.

Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

Prayer enables you to tap into God's wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what's going on.

Do you want to be safe from the influence, ways, and lusts of the world and the flesh (I John 2:16)? From the sins which so easily entangles us (Hebrews 12:1)? Then delight in yourself in the Lord, in His provision, in His Word. Faithfully feed on the things that possess true substance and real meaning. When you remember that "all Scripture is given by inspiration by God and is profitable" (2 Timothy 3:16) and partake of such divine substance, then you are fed, you are led and you are safe!

A godly woman is beyond average because she keeps her word. She honors her vows. She exhibits great faith. She overcomes great obstacles. And she affects her family, her community, even the world.

Of all my children, you were always the hardest on yourself. You were always looking for the right way to behave, so concerned you might make a mistake. But, darling, there are no mistakes. There are only our wishes, our actions, and the consequences that follow both. There are only events, how we cope with them, and what we learn from the coping." "That's too easy," he said. "On the contrary. It's monumentally difficult.

I want God to be first in my life, so I'm putting Him first in my life today.

I don't think anyone could write about another culture and get it 100 percent accurate.

The English tradition offers the great tapestry novel, where you have the emotional aspect of a detective's personal life, the circumstances of the crime and, most important, the atmosphere of the English countryside that functions as another character.

Lots of people want to have written; they don't want to write. In other words, they want to see their name on the front cover of a book and their grinning picture on the back. But this is what comes at the end of a job, not at the beginning.

Material blessings fade and deteriorate, but your riches in Christ are everlasting.

The most important thing you must decide to do every day is put the Lord first.

I knew from the age of seven that I was meant to be a writer.

By prolonged and continued fellowship, the sheep who follow nearby enjoy the shepherd's presence and become his familiar companions. To those closest to him, he shares the choicest portions of the food he's gathered. These happy and content sheep are never in danger. Why? Because they are near the shepherd!

I'm interested in the dark side of man. I'm interested in taboos, and murder is the greatest taboo. Characters are fascinating in their extremity, not in their happiness.

There are no easy answers, there's only living through the questions.

Oh, yes, I taught 13 and a half years. I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif.

Asking in prayer helps you to see your problem in the light of God's power.

He had never thought of himself as much of a praying man, but as he sat in the car in the growing darkness and the minutes passed, he knew what it was to pray. It was to will goodness out of evil, hope out of despair, life out of death. It was to will dreams into existence and spectres into reality. It was to will an end to anguish and a beginning to joy.

God will help you make the choices that guide you into His path for each stage and age of your life.

When you delight yourself in the Lord, His Word and His ways become the focus and foundation of your life.

The soul of a child is the loveliest flower that grows in the garden of God.

Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters.

We are to make a plan for the day, pray over that plan, and then proceed with that plan. When we are willing to regard the unexpected as God's intervention, we can flex with the new plan, recognizing it as God's plan.

One did not alter lives and simply walk away from the damage.

When God is in sharp focus, then life is also undistorted.