By writing books, a man turns into a universe.
Risk is the clue that our dreams are both real and great.
The cross has become a symbol in much of the Western world, misused by many rock stars and others who do not comprehend its significance.
Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.
When I was in school I read a lot of comic books and pretend I was in them and kids would tease me and call me names. But now I do the same things and people say that I'm artistic and cool and I'm doi...
My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...
To be inspired is great, but to inspire is an honor.
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
I consider my mom and all my sisters my friends.
You can't always expect people to apply your wisdom when they didn't use wisdom before they found themselves knee deep in their version of justice.
We have two natures within us, both struggling for mastery. Which one will dominate us? It depends on which one we feed.