"If a young girl feels comfortable to pursue her passion, we as a collective will be stronger and more equipped to face the challenges life presents."

“Levi is one of the best authors I've ever read. It's hard not to have an immediate personal response to his work. He has such a quiet tone.”

Source : "John Turturro on 'La Tregua (The Truce)'". Interview with Richard Schwartz, www.filmscouts.com. 1997.

“My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was very good. I am very grateful for my childhood, because it was full of gladness and good humanity.”

“Having God as an identity marker is nothing but a label, a language, and a lifestyle. I'm a Christian. I talk like one. I act like one. But having God as an identity changer is so much more. It's lavish abandon to who God is and who He's made me to be. Holding nothing back!”

“When I turn on my central air conditioner, I feel like, "Wow, I really have come a long way." Or buying the super expensive organic raw food for my dogs, and I remember when I had to buy the cheapest big bag of kibble. So I think for me it's often in terms of comfort.”

“When I see birches bend to left and right... I like to think some boy's been swinging them.”

“A champion shows who he is by what he does when he's tested. When a person gets up and says 'I can still do it', he's a champion.”

“We can not escape tragic roads. It is like grasping at the sun & trying to catch air. We must take one step at-a-time. Keep going.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“All our losses and sufferings will be made up to us in the resurrection.”