“Lifeless life is the very thing Jesus came to rescue us from.”

“We need to retrain our brains, our hearts, and our wills to seek a comfort that truly satisfies.”

“What if our common sense has been negatively influenced by our addiction to comfort?”

“The abundant life Jesus spoke of isn't opposed to the material, but it consists of more than just the material.”

“When I harvest my life right up to the edges, I have collected every last kernel of blessing.”

“I have pursued the comfort of things, when all along Comfort is a Person.”

“Anna thought about the men outside on the gallery. She was glad they were there; finding them smoking and talking quietly had been comforting, it was what men did in the evenings when the work was ...”

“Her arms groped forward to guide her when her tears blocked her vision in darkness. Then she couldn't run any more. She sank to her knees and began to cry in her terror. She wanted Gary.She suddenl...”

“Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast,Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round,And, while the bubbling and loud hissing urnThrows up a steamy column and the cupsThat cheer but not inebr...”

“Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them," I said."Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.”

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don...”

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”

“Value yourself first and only then you can learn to value others.”

“Self-improvement comes mainly from trying to help others.”