“There is no magic in small plans. When I consider my ministry, I think of the world. Anything less than that would not be worthy of Christ nor of His will for my life.”

“A man generally lives up to what is expected of him.”

“A man who walks with God always gets to his destination.”

“What you are is Gods gift to you. What you can become is your gift to Him.”

“It is my business as a Sunday school teacher to instill a divine discontent for the ordinary. Only the best possible is good enough for God. Can you say, 'God, I have done all that I can?”

“Time cannot be saved, it can only be spent, and if not spent wisely and well, it is wasted.”

“As you wish, of course." Lucius lowered the volume on an old record player, which spun a warped vinyl disk that wailed unfamiliar music, scratchy and whiny, like cats fighting. Or a coffin with rus...”

“My Soul is my Guide, for my Soul is of that Abode I will not Speak of the Earthly, I am of the Unknown.”

“In our land of opportunities and distractions, it's hard to devote our attention to the quiet pleasures of reading. It's as if we live our lives in a noisy restaurant and can't have the intimate co...”

“You don't know me. You know one me, just like I know one you. And you can't know every me, and I can't know every you.”

“When I knew people, I knew me and when I knew me, I knew people.”

“Our spirit knows our purpose, let these en-grained impressions shape our perceptions of who we think we are today.”

“For those who have learned what suffering is early on, you have prepared ahead of the pack so that you can take care of the pack.”

“It remains for you to save one before saving others, to lead one before leading others.”

“I wasn't planning to lead, I was standing in the back and then everyone turned around.”