...Attempts at imitation would put the emphasis where it didn't belong. The goal was to improve the lives of others, not oneself.

I do believe that enduring geological features are important, though I don't think I can be clear about exactly why.

God gives us humans everything we need to flourish, but he's not the one who's supposed to divvy up the loot. That charge was laid upon us

That's when I feel most alive, he told me once on an airplane, when I'm helping people.

The combination of domesticity and wildness - that's a deep expression

If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you.

I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read.