“... fortune holds some gifts in store for those who try”

“... fortune is not in time or place or things; but, good or bad, in the man’s own self for him alone to find and prove.”

“Vee said," I'm trying to read the title he's holding…hang on…How to Be a Stalker." "He is not checking out a book with that title." But I wasn't so sure."It's either that or How to Radiate Sexy Without Trying.”

“Patch is the last person you want to antagonize. He doesn't hold grudges because the people who cross him tend to disappear quickly.”

“Feel sorry for anyone who thinks what they think is right should be some universal law”

“Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted.”

“Recently I was having a conversation with a mom who is trying to wrestle through the implications of grace in her parenting methods and responsibilities. She admitted that she had read too many books. She had exhausted herself trying to be a good mom and meet all the needs of all her children, raising them for the Lord....Now, in the middle of all her pain and exhaustion, she's trying to embrace grace but continues to be crippled by fear and guilt. "I wish I had never read those books," she admitted. "I feel guilty and exhausted all the time." I asked her, "How would you raise your children if all you had was the Bible?" "Well, I guess I would love them, discipline them, and tell them about Jesus." I smiled and answered, "Right.”