“Oddly, the most freeing thing we can ever do is to abdicate the throne of our own miniature kingdoms.”

“Our kingdom is our life, and our life is our kingdom. We are all meant to rule from a glorious place. When God is on the throne, then so are we. When God is in exile, our lands are at war and our kingdoms are in chaos.”

“Independence is counterfeit freedom. We think if we can make all our own choices and do our own thing, we will be free. But the opposite is true. By trying to be independent, we are attempting to take God’s place as the ruler of our lives. We can never succeed at creating happiness because we are the created, not the Creator.”

“The disillusionment with our own abilities is, perhaps, one of the most important things that can ever happen to us.”

“The truth will make us free, Charmian. The best we can do is carry the banner proudly in our own time.”

“On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.”