Everybody's heart is like a cup. They stumble from place to place and person to person, trying to get them filled. They get cracked, those cups, and even broken. Some people throw them away, thinking that it will stop the pain. Poor fools. Nobody can fill a cup but Almighty God Himself. Nobody.

Sometimes, everything in the world seems to be lined up against you. All the evidence says you ought to run the other way. Make the bravest choice, not the safest. It's not the best advice, but it's all I have to offer

I tell you that there are eighty-plus-year-old nudists cavorting on your property, Ashley O'Ballivan, and all you can do is laugh?

Being interested in a woman is quite another matter from being in love with one.

No matter how well a person writes, a successful book is a team effort involving many, many people.

Courage, like so many other things, was not something one did or didn't have; it was a decision, a choice.

I think we all like to get away from our troubles and worries with a good book.