"I counted myself so plain, so poorly made, that no honest love could come to me."

“Our society’s failure to recognize and care for the social and emotional well-being of our boys contributes to a nation of young men who navigate adversity and conflict with an incomplete emotional skill set. Whether boys and later men have chosen to resist or conform to this masculine norm, there is loneliness, anxiety, and pain.”

“If we are not one, we are not in the true sense of the word the disciples of the Lord Jesus.”

“There are many persons of whom it may be said that they have no other possession in the world but their character, and yet they stand as firmly upon it as any crowned king.”

“Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseball around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball.”

“Elijah Wood from Lord Of The Rings can't get married with a girl named Holly beacause it would make Holly Wood get it HOLLYWOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“All life has emptiness at its core; it is the quiet hollow reed through which the wind of God blows and makes the music that is our life.”

Source : Wayne Muller (2013). “Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives”, p.46, Bantam

“It is only the souls that do not love that go empty in this world.”

Source : Robert Hugh Benson (2012). “The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary”, p.35, tredition

“I see [my pen] as an extension of my musculature. It's like being a painter. It's the closest I can get to my breath.”