In a dark moment I ask, “How can anyone bring a child into this world?” And the answer rings clear, “Because there is no other world, and because the child has no other way into it.”
If Creation were a crime, would not God be the prime suspect?
There are times when you seek your solitude, and your solitude just wants to be left alone.
Life is a series of tasks that you absolutely must get done before they don’t matter any more.
Leash: n, a means by which animals, formerly running wild, are prevented from running tame, also.
Despite the goings-on in Congress, I don’t believe the USA is bordering on madness. I believe Mexico and Canada are.
Those who avoid the tough choices of life, live a life they never chose.
There would be a lot more optimists if it weren’t for the rise-and-shine requierement.
Among those born into chaos, some will imagine an order and become scientists; a few will recognize the chaos and become abstract artists; most others will turn to faith for understanding; and the rest will become lost souls.
I have never considered it my business to disabuse someone of a belief that makes life tolerable for them.
Just as important as having a list of priorities is every once in a while starting from the bottom.
Dare to turn life on its end, and you may find that topsy-turvy is a truer perspective than turvy-topsy.
It’s hard to make up your bed while you’re still sleeping in it. Hard to make up your mind for the same reason.
I don’t believe you really know God if you do not recognize His sense of humor.
In many areas of understanding, none so much as in our understanding of God, we bump up against a simplicity so profound that we must assign complexities to it to comprehend it at all. It is mindful of how we paste decals to a sliding glass door to keep from bumping our nose against it.
If God had wanted to be a big secret, He would not have created babbling brooks and whispering pines.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single happy delusion that it can be done without a stop-over.
Genius is a plodding intellect, incapable of dreaming up the obstacles that stop the rest of us.
In every gardener there is a child who believes in The Seed Fairy.
The perfect family board game is one that can be played each time with fewer pieces.
What a blessing to be alone with your thoughts when so many are alone with their inability to think.