I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven't seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they're absolutely stupid.

I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.

I have become convinced that God thoroughly enjoys fixing and saving things that are broken. That means that no matter how hurt and defeated you feel, no matter how badly you have been damaged, God ca...

I glared at him. I may not die now... but I'm going to die sometime. Every minute of the day, I get closer. And I'm going to get old.

His duchess caught the tip of her tongue between her teeth as she carefully poured warm water over his hair. Her lips were very pink. Plump, with a prominent Cupid's bow on the upper one. Her mouth gl...

Hello? A girl again. I know you can hear me. I'm sorry my friend is such a wing nut. You can just ignore him.That's usually what we do, said the other feminine voice.

He had refused fancy clothes or makeup for this interview. His philosophy was that death should to be embarrassing; he was not about to powder its nose.

Finally, Cinder gulped. I'm sorry I had to -- She gestured at the unconscious wedding coordinator, then waved her hand like shaking it off. But she'll be fine, I swear. Maybe a little nauseous when sh...

Believing is essential when changing any behavior

As far as food is concerned, the great extravagance is not caviar or truffles, but beef, pork and poultry. Some 38 percent of the world's grain crop is now fed to animals, as well as large quantities...

Are we all living like this? Two lives, the ideal outer life and the inner imaginative life where we keep our secrets?

Are these things really better than the things I already have? Or am I just trained to be dissatisfied with what I have now?

All questions of right to one side, I have never been able to banish the queasy inner suspicion that Israel just did not look, or feel, either permanent or sustainable. I felt this when sitting in the...

In legal language, a covenant generally denotes an agreement between two or more parties. But in a religious context, a covenant is much more significant. It is a sacred promise with God. He fixes the...

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?

Layer by layer art strips life bare.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

Cross-cultural learning and studying abroad can be transformative.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

Humor is a way to deal with stresses. It is a way to cope.