In many areas of understanding, none so much as in our understanding of God, we bump up against a simplicity so profound that we must assign complexities to it to comprehend it at all. It is mindful of how we paste decals to a sliding glass door to keep from bumping our nose against it.

The hardest thing to accept as a parent is that you cannot apply the bandage before the bruise.

There is a what-the-hell moment in life when you feel you have been pre-punished for every sin you'll ever commit.

Always keep your home presentable, assuming you keep a home for purposes of presentation.

Are you an artist? Look about you. Is there a physical tool whose use you have mastered, a part of your body that responds utterly to your control? Is your motive esthetic? If so, you are an artist. If not, you are probably a writer.

The trouble with not being into social networking is that people think you're anti-social when you're only anti-networking.

There are many experts on how things have been done up to now. If you think something could use a little improvement, you are the expert.