Jesus said the meek would inherit the earth, but so far all we've gotten is Minnesota and North Dakota.

Eating a little was like vomiting a little, just as bad as a lot.

Scripture doesn't promise that God will remove temptation, only that you'll be given strength to withstand it.

When you're in your 20s, your 30s, even, you have - at least, I had - vast ambitions, and you sit around mooning about these things, and you're depressed, because you haven't done them. And it takes you a long time to come to the realization that if you can't be John Updike, well, then, you can't.

If the marriage needs help, the answer almost always is have more fun. Drop your list of grievances and go ride a roller coaster.

Secret of life is to go through something harrowing that doesnt kill you...and to love one woman for the rest of your life.

In romance, as in life, you only learn when you're losing.