“True learning happens when books and friends, writing and understanding intermingle in a rich soup of participation.”
“Today I ate my manuscript with the very spoon I used to write it with. My book was called “Chicken Noodle Soup for the Stomach.” I wrote it with alphabet soup, and then edited it with a can of chicken noodle soup.”
“When you ask God for a gift, Be thankful if he sends, Not diamonds, pearls or riches, but the love of real true friends.”
“It was a subtle refinement of God to learn Greek when he wished to write a book – and that he did not learn it better.”
“Which is why I am writing this book. To think. To understand. It just happens to be the way I'm made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them.”
“Lanser said, "There are no peaceful people, when will you learn it? There are no friendly people, can't you understand that?”