There is no way that you can read the entire Bible seriously and take every word literally. Contradictions start in the first chapter of Genesis. There are two Creation stories, two stories of the making of Adam and Eve. And that is all right. The Bible is still true.

Integrity, like humility, is a quality which vanishes the moment we are conscious of it in ourselves. We see it only in others.

You don't want him for a reason. You want him because he's your father.

I do not believe that true optimism can come about except through tragedy.

And joy is always a promise.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

God promised to make you free. He never promised to make you independent.