“Hard times and funky living can season the soul, true enough, but joy is the yeast that makes it rise.”
“The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.”
“My life has been like all the lives, long and hard and full of sadness and confusion and horror, a frightening, difficult dream punctuated by brief moments of joy. And as is the case with all people's lives, the moments of joy are never often enough and never long enough.”
“The kneading of memory makes the dough of fiction, which, as we know, can go on yeasting for ever...”
“You can fool some of the people some of the time -- and that's enough to make a decent living.”
“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.”