Contrary to popular belief, diamond is not the hardest material known to man. The hardest material in the universe is dried egg yolk. And one day, it will revolutionize the construction industry.

The more we thank God, the less we ask of him.

Courtship is driven by hormones; marriage is sustained by humility and self-sacrifice.

Progressive. n. One who is unable to distinguish between novelty and enlightenment.

When a friend of mine boasted about living in a gated community, I thought he meant Folsom, and I wondered whether he knew Charles Manson.

Patience is not developed by being forced to wait in long lines or for long periods of time. Patience is a decision: to sit back rather than lean forward, to shift your weight from the balls of your feet to your heels. To settle your thoughts on now, to enjoy the journey, to give something or someone time to grow.

Subjective truth is an oxymoron; objective truth is redundant. Subjective truth is feathers in a wind tunnel, blowing anywhere and everywhere. Objective truth is an anvil, bolted to the floor of the wind tunnel. Subjective truth is your truth and my truth; objective truth is Jesus Christ--immovable, immutable.

If it's not whether you win or lose but how you play the game, why keep score?

People are fond of saying this or that changed my life. What they mean is something influenced their life. Only Jesus Christ -- or WITSEC -- can really change a life.

America indeed has become a progressive nation, if we understand progressive to mean progressing away from God, his incomparable blessings, and the moral foundation that made America great, and advancing toward a mythical utopia where mankind is in control of mankind (think Lord of the Flies).

Some Christians pride themselves on their fierce opposition to their foe; others are humbled by the fierce love of their Friend.

Words are wonderfully elastic. They can be mispronounced, misspelled, misused or mistranslated. Even the most precise technical term can be stretched into a verb or adjective, slang or idiom, stretched all the way around until it finds itself facing itself, a mirror image, the exact opposite of itself. Mark my words, it can.

The massive doors of Area 51 closed behind him, echoing like iron thunder. Carl stood for a moment, inhaling the hot desert air, wondering whether to tell the world the wonders he had seen, and, if so, how. Amazing things. Other-worldly things. Also a set of car keys. And one brown sock.

Writing is like gardening. Planting, watering, and weeding are not enough. You have to prune if you want growth.

The habitual use of profanity is not progressive, just unimaginative.

Writing a NYT bestseller was a delightful experience. But there are many books which are read by few that should be read and reread by many, as well as books bought by many that are hardly worth the ink.

I'm 68 years old, and somebody asked if I'm retired. I told him, No, I'll still be writing long after I'm dead.

We can read a good spiritual book in search of information or in search of God. We will find only what we're looking for.

The nature of a true seeker after beauty is to overlook flaws.

Harpies, n. A disease transmitted to humans by birds with human faces.