“Trials aren't meant to harm us but to make us more Christlike.”

“I love you. ... they are the three most abused and underused words in the English language.”

“Perhaps she's in love with the last memory she has of you.”

“Viewpoints and skin color don't matter to the Savior. He brought salvation to all manking.”

“What was true love, anyway? What did the fabric of it feel like? Rough? Smooth? Velvety soft? Would she recognize it immediately, or would she have to browse awhile? Would true love fit her perfectly or be like a store-bought gown in need a alterations?”

“From my novel "Broken Things" (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas): Those eyes had haunted his dreams―and nightmares too―for over a quarter of a century.“I wanted to tell you Allie’s in town. Allie Drake. You remember her, don’t you?”Jack’s gaze shifted back to his brother’s grinning face and suddenly he wanted to pop Steve right in the nose. Did he remember Allie Drake? What a stupid question!”

“Surely the freedom of women must mean more to us than the freedom of pimps.”