“Be stern in the council-chamber, [Show no weakness, and insist on your plans being ratified by the sovereign.] so that you may control the situation.”

“Don’t ever discount the cry of your heart. God may be working in your heart to bring about his sovereign plan.”

“I urge you to examine in your own mind the assumptions which must lay behind using the police power to insist that once-sovereign spirits have no choice but to submit to being schooled by strangers.”

“You know the bad thing about being a survivor... You keep having to get into difficult situations in order to show off your gift.”

“Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.”

“You can map out a fight plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, it may not go the way you planned, and you're down to your reflexes - that means your [preparation:]. That's where your roadwork shows. If you cheated on that in the dark of the morning, well, you're going to get found out now, under the bright lights.”