“You can never really know that Scriptures until you're willing to be changed by them.”

“I didn't suffer for Jesus in prison. No! I was with Jesus and I experienced his very real presence, joy, and peace every day. It's not those in prison for the sake of the gospel who suffer. The person who suffers is he who never experiences God's intimate presence.”

“When we arrive at the end of our own strength it is not defeat, but the start of tapping into God's boundless resources. It is when we are weak that we are strong in God.”

“You never really know someone until your relationship with them is over.”

“We never really know what stupidity is until we have experimented on ourselves.”

“All I'm trying to say is that if you're not willing to observe this, if you're just going to condemn it, you're never going to see it. It's there, whether you like it or not. This is stupid life-force we're dealing with here," he said. "Think how old it is, Jim. Think how huge it is. Understanding it doesn't make any difference.”

“Something happens, Blue thinks, and then it goes on happening forever. It can never be changed, can never be otherwise.”