“I tried talking to Jesus, but he just put me on hold...”

“When F. W. Woolworth opened his first store, a merchant on thesame street tried to fight the new competition. He hung out a bigsign: "Doing business in this same spot for over fifty years." Thenext day Woolworth also put out a sign. It read: "Established aweek ago: no old stock.”

“He wanted to limit me to his own investigation of who I was . . .”

“I read Borges, Jorge Luis Borges. He think he too good for me, but I love him . . . he was a blind man who see better than anyone”

“He put his hand on his forehead and scoured the French department of his memory for a word. He knew it was in there. He'd put it in almost fifty years before and hadn't had cause to remove it. But for the life of him he couldn't find it.”

“I will not be distracted by noise, chatter, or setbacks. Patience, commitment, grace, and purpose will guide me.”

“You've been criticising yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”