In our hyper-secular world, worship is still inevitable. But it is vital to remember that our gods don't choose us, we choose them.

There is no try. There is only do.

You are helpful, and you are loved, and you are forgiven, and you are not alone.

Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself.

Wait, wait. I don't get it.' 'That is because you only have eight functioning brain cells.

She was up and down—from fire and brimstone to smoke and ashes.

The times that were most fun seemed always to be followed by sadness now, because it was when life started to feel like it did when she was with us that we realized how utterly gone she was.