“It's a power that I can't explain. As it flows and it grows and it shapes my faith. There've been hundreds of moments I can't deny. When it brushe against the fire or dwelt in the Fire of God.”

“Sometimes you can tell what something is by what is isn't.”

“You're like something drawn with the sun's fire, and I can take only little glimpses of you.”

“How strong is a faith that can't stand up to a few honest questions?”

“As I wrote 'The Christmas Lamp' I realized that tradition is priceless, whether you have a small family, a large family, or no family.Tradition doesn't have to be logical; it only has to emphasize the light of Christ and his everlasting love.”

“Move on. It's just a chapter in the past. But don't close the book just turn the page.”

“You can't eat [literature], that's the problem," he said. "I've tried, it's very dry, and not at all nutritious.”