But the lesson of Abraham's story is that God demands the best we have to offer, that which is most precious to us.

In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation.

Why was it, Lloyd wondered, that the people who wanted to destroy everything good about their country were the quickest to wave the national flag?

To someone standing in the nave, looking down the length of the church toward the east, the round window would seem like a huge sun exploding into innumerable shards of gorgeous color.

Without books I would not have become a vivacious reader, and if you are not a reader you are not a writer.

Trusting someone was like holding a little water in your cupped hands - it was so easy to spill the water, and you could never get it back.

I want to tell a story that makes the reader always want to see what will happen next.