“We do not want to have mercy for the things God has under judgment. We do not want to fall in the ditch on the otherside of unsanctified mercy.”

“The Lord does not forgive excuses, He forgives sin.”

“That's what you do when the curtain is falling--you give the line that the audience wants to hear.”

“It was the heaviest thing I'd ever felt, as if I were being crushed under a thousand trucks. I wanted to black out from the pain, but I breathed deeply. I can do this.”

“When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening any more.”

“We all have our dreams. May we find them, and God have mercy on us when we do.”

“God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.”