“It's man's nature to abuse knowledge and power, be it in the realm of science, government, or Wall Street. Take God out of the picture, and you have real trouble.”

“The Lord God carries us throughout our lives just as a father carries his child. The Lord carried me, and He still is. He made you. He knows what you're good at. He knows what you can do and what y...”

“God deals us all different hands. How we play 'em is up to us.”

“Life may not have dealt you a great set of cards... but who says the one with better cards will win?”

“Destiny plays its cards in a way that no one can comprehend.”

“I am grateful for the white sheet - all my stories are his.”

“In an age of infinite digital documentation, paper was the last safe place for secrets.”

“History shows how feeble are barriers of paper.”

“If you want to be a writer-stop talking about it and sit down and write!”

“You can write nothing of value unless you give yourself wholly to the the theme -- and when you so give yourself -- you lose appetite ans sleep -- it cannot be helped --”

“If you're a writer, the answer to everything is yes.”