“Everything had to be in order for you, everything had to make sense. I hope you've learned that some things don't make sense, no matter how hard you try to make sense of them.”

“Shame is a hold that sin uses on you. As long as you're ashamed of the sin, it has a hold on you. When you can name it and walk away from it, you're walking in the power of God. That's what the Lord wants from His people. Sin and shame have no place in the life of a man or woman of God.”

“How do you learn if they don't make mistakes? It's good to make mistakes but not that many.”

“Why you need a reason for everything? Reason is something people say to make sense of things that don't make sense.”

“You don't have to know everything in the world. We aren't supposed to. It makes you boring in mixed company if you can't be interested and ask questions of other people.”

“It's not how great the ideas are. It's about how you write them, to make them great.”

“Don't you ever wonder if everything we've been told really makes sense?”