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My idea for 'BoneMan's Daughters' came from the loss of my own daughter when she left ho...
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I always managed to get in trouble, like every kid. But I had to learn a lot of hard lessons on my o...
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For me, writing is an experience. It's an exercise in which I want to discover myself by taking ...
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I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by ou...
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I studied philosophy, religious studies, and English. My training was writing four full-length novel...
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I never write my stories as a wake-up call as such. I simply explore the kinds of situations that I ...
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My stories are not Christianized at all. I don't even have any Christians in my stories. What th...
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All my books are very spiritual. I started out writing what was most natural to me, many years ago, ...
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My research for 'Adam' affected me profoundly, particularly the research into evil's und...
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It is critical that writers who embrace the light of Christ's redemptive love characterize the d...
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My writing is a very authentic journey of discovery. I'm going out there to learn who I am. My r...
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Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, ...
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If you could find a way to peel back the skin of this world so to speak, would you really see this s...
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I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by ou...
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What matters is discovering myself under the veneer, under the layers that are wrapped around me. Th...
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When I sit down to write a novel, I am exploring my own relationship with God, with the struggle bet...
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My first seven novels were contemporary spiritual novels, my next nine had strong elements of fantas...
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For me, writing is an experience. It's an exercise in which I want to discover myself by taking ...
TED DEKKER

Most believers struggle to really believe in the supernatural as a meaningful, deterministic reality...
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Thrillers provide the reader with a safe escape into a dangerous world where the stakes are as high ...
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While the older generation is content to sit around and critique culture, that culture is moving bey...
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The good news is that even though we walk through this valley of death, we don't have to fear, a...
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My journey is so similar to everyone else's journey, because we all are human. We all have been ...
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If readers, young and old, would take even a moment to reflect on our rapidly shifting culture and i...
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It's critical that we use a very dark brush to paint evil. When you bring the light into that da...
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Like all of my fictions, 'Sinner' is a mirror. Look into it and you will find yourself. What...
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no one wanted to look at the common evils of society. Very few were willing to put aside their own p...
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The world’s bumper sticker reads: Life sucks, and then you die. Perhaps Christian bumper stickers ...
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God is obviouslt God, and Heaven obviously exsists, and every word spoken here on earth turns heads ...
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Once born into childlike faith, brimming with belief, typical people begin to lose their faith. Soci...
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Pain or perspective, that's the choice.'
. . .
You choose pain - you choose to fight it, ...
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…It’s not that you don’t have the capacity to accept the truth. You don’t want to accept it,...
TED DEKKER

Perfect, that's our plan then. But you'll have to give up being a priest first. I wouldn't want to j...
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...most men and women will yield to the strong currents sucking them into the seas of ruin. Only the...
TED DEKKER

Where is God? Where can I find him?" we ask. We don't realize that's like a fish swimming franticall...
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Unfortunately, the world has taken some of the greatest minds God has given us and locked them up in...
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God is with me. Jesus is near. The Spirit is greater than my fear.
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Our lives hang in the balance of unpredictable situations. One minute you're driving down the road w...
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Suffering is an oxymoron. There is unfathomable peace and satisfaction in suffering for Christ. It i...
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Immanuel, God with us-that He would leave the spiritual realm and be present in the flesh and blood ...
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There’s a reason we are drawn to the light. A reason why we fear darkness. It’s important to be ...
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Turn to the light. Don't fear the shadow it creates.
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Every breathing soul longs to overcome.
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Keep your words. This pain is no life." "You only feel pain because you're alive, boy!" the keeper t...
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The point is, we were created to love beauty. We love beauty because Elyon loves beaut...
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I now embrace the pleasures of this life with as much or more passion as I did before, but I do so w...
TED DEKKER

The problem of pain is not a nail in the coffin of Christianity; it is a crowbar that jerks the lid ...
TED DEKKER

The incomparable great power we have as believers is tied up in hope. Lose the hope and lose the pow...
TED DEKKER

The Gospels and the Epistles say next to nothing about emotional stability or midlife crises or a ba...
TED DEKKER

Whenever you write on a subject that questions the status quo, there are bound to be many who wrestl...
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We Christian writers must paint evil with the blackest of brushes, not to sow fear, but to call out ...
TED DEKKER

Everyone is a lonely victim of life's complexity.
TED DEKKER

He read reports, examined evidence, and poured more reports up the chain than the Pentagon could rea...
TED DEKKER My parents have sailed around the world; they know what can happen and that it's not always fun,...
LAURA DEKKER As a 13-year-old girl, it was never my intention to be the center of world news.
LAURA DEKKER Since I was 10 years old, I knew I wanted to sail around the world.
LAURA DEKKER It was really weird dealing with the media. I had no idea how to handle it.
LAURA DEKKER In England, I met a couple who run a children's home. They were very kind and showed me many nic...
LAURA DEKKER Over a period of 11 months, I was constantly afraid that Youth Care would lock me up. It was all a f...
LAURA DEKKER All the media are horrible.
LAURA DEKKER I am not going to say much about the film 'Maidentrip,' but I won't be representing it, ...
LAURA DEKKER I love my parents. But they have their life, and I have mine.
LAURA DEKKER A house is kind of scary.
LAURA DEKKER I'm still not used to the idea of being the youngest circumnavigator.
LAURA DEKKER I was four when I first stood at the helm on my own.
LAURA DEKKER I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.
LAURA DEKKER I grew up sailing in the North Sea.
LAURA DEKKER I do not often get lonely, and I never get bored.
LAURA DEKKER I really like boats. If you want to go somewhere, you just take your house with you.
LAURA DEKKER When I'm not surfing or sailing, I am to be found at the harbour working on my boat.
LAURA DEKKER At sea, I feel comfortable and I come to rest.
LAURA DEKKER I follow my own head. And if I'm determined to do something, then I'll make sure that I make...
LAURA DEKKER As soon as I get on my boat, something inside me changes. Then I really feel what living is.
LAURA DEKKER

Honest labor bears a lovely face.
THOMAS DEKKER

Were there no women, men might live like gods.
THOMAS DEKKER

The great fishpond (the sea).
THOMAS DEKKER

[Sleep is] the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.
THOMAS DEKKER

Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.
THOMAS DEKKER

Age is like love, it cannot be hid.
THOMAS DEKKER

Surely man was not created to be an idle fellow; he was not set in this universal orchard to stand s...
THOMAS DEKKER

The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives.
THOMAS DEKKER

Cast away care, he that loves sorrow Lengthens not a day, nor can buy tomorrow; Money is trash, and ...
THOMAS DEKKER

This principle is old, but true as fate, Kings may love treason, but the traitor hate.
THOMAS DEKKER

This age thinks better of a gilded fool Than of a threadbare saint in wisdom's school.
THOMAS DEKKER

A mask of gold hides all deformities.
THOMAS DEKKER

Arguments, like children, should be like the subject that begets them.
THOMAS DEKKER

Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, Smiles awake you when you rise.
THOMAS DEKKER

We are ne'er like angels till our passion dies.
THOMAS DEKKER

This principle is old, but true as fate, Kings may love treason, but the traitor hate.
THOMAS DEKKER Sometimes I'd hear things on other people's records and I say I wanted it on my records, but...
DESMOND DEKKER

I cannot win the time trial of the world championships at my age,
THOMAS DEKKER

Were there no women, men might live like gods
THOMAS DEKKER

A mask of gold hides all deformities
THOMAS DEKKER

There are plenty of things that are wrong. Marxists used to use the term "false consciousness," whic...
THOMAS DEKKER

O what a heaven is love! O what a hell!
THOMAS DEKKER

Age is like love, it cannot be hid
THOMAS DEKKER

This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable, magical ...
THOMAS DEKKER

To awaken each morning with a smile brightening my face; to greet the day with
reverence for the...
THOMAS DEKKER The goal is to have something, even if imperfect, rather than nothing. The other option is to treat ...
CORNELIA DEKKER Assignment to groups will be random, like a coin toss. They won't know and we won't know what group ...
CORNELIA DEKKER

Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, / Smiles awake you when you rise. / Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cr...
THOMAS DEKKER

[Sleep is] the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.
THOMAS DEKKER

Add to golden numbers golden numbers.
THOMAS DEKKER One day, I went to buy something for my dad at the shops, and I heard a song by Nat King Cole called...
DESMOND DEKKER

To awaken each morning with a smile brightening my face; to greet the day withreverence for the oppo...
THOMAS DEKKER We are doing it as fast as we can to provide results as quickly as possible so people can make decis...
CORNELIA DEKKER

Not to sound too much like Christopher Guest in 'Waiting for Guffman,' but on Thanksgiving y...
TED ALLEN

My whole problem is that all of my favorite things at Thanksgiving are the starches, and everyone is...
TED ALLEN

I'm not cool enough to hang out with any rock stars. Jay-Z doesn't come over to my house. I ...
TED CRUZ

I have self-actualized. Pardon me whilst I adjust my glowing halo.
TED NUGENT I feel very confident in my skiing. I know I have a good chance to win any race I start.
TED LIGETY Ski racing is probably the least guaranteed sport out there. It's really rare when the favorites...
TED LIGETY A lot of racers have some of their best days when they're sick.
TED LIGETY I wanted kids to know that it's cool to be in a ski race in the morning and to go play in the te...
TED LIGETY It's the nature of the beast, playing sports on the ski team and how competitive all of us are. ...
TED LIGETY When I grew up, I had a lot of fun ski racing with my friends. We pushed each other, and this made i...
TED LIGETY There are definitely perks to being a good ski racer.
TED LIGETY About the best thing an actor can do when all is said and done is to make people laugh.
TED LEVINE I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge.
TED LEVINE Take life slowly and deliberately, making sure to acknowledge the people who have helped you succeed...
TED LEVINE

I believe in Christianity, Judaism and Islamism, but I stay away from churches, synagogues and mosqu...
TED LANGE

I've played almost every lead character from Henry VI to Othello. I'm dying to tackle Richar...
TED LANGE

I suddenly discovered that acting made girls notice me.
TED LANGE

Stax was rejoicing in the difference in who we are, and that's what you see in the film.
TED LANGE

One of the things we're taught as actors is restraint - don't jump off the cliff.
TED LANGE

I talk to the universe all the time.
TED LANGE

I couldn't believe verse was supposed to be hard. It was a snap for me. I loved Shakespeare.
TED LANGE

I've always tried to explore the humorous aspects of life.
TED LANGE

To me, the job of a playwright is to explore and bring to light our lives. You can't hold back; ...
TED LANGE

Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling.
TED LANGE I have to reinvent myself.
TED KULONGOSKI Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks.
TED KULONGOSKI I do not come bearing a party label on my sleeve - or a quick fix in my back pocket. I do not come w...
TED KULONGOSKI As long as the sun rises over Ontario and sets over the Pacific, I will dedicate myself to bringing ...
TED KULONGOSKI The Administration should never have walked away from the Kyoto Treaty. Global warming is real and i...
TED KULONGOSKI The power to shape Oregon's future remains where it has always been - in our collective hands.
TED KULONGOSKI Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.
TED KULONGOSKI It is a sad commentary that today we face a choice between having schools that are a monument to our...
TED KULONGOSKI I'm very comfortable with where history will judge me.
TED KULONGOSKI A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy.
TED KULONGOSKI I have as much artistic freedom in my television work as I have in my films.
TED KOTCHEFF I wanted to make Canadian films, and I ended up making American films.
TED KOTCHEFF My plan was to stay in Canada to make films.
TED KOTCHEFF Sylvester has a great popular sense, as good as any writer I've ever worked with. He knows what ...
TED KOTCHEFF When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
TED KOTCHEFF But when I direct I become possessed, a possession I've never quite understood.
TED KOTCHEFF I'm not an easygoing guy as a director.
TED KOTCHEFF I have a bad reputation for being temperamental.
TED KOTCHEFF When you meet me, I can be charming and intelligent and reasonable.
TED KOTCHEFF Everything about filmmaking tries to distract you from that first fine rapturous vision you have of ...
TED KOTCHEFF

There is something very very special, universal and easily identifiable among all Jews; it is beyond...
TED KOPPEL

I have been an unabashed fan of NPR for many years, and have stolen untold excellent ideas from its ...
TED KOPPEL

More than four thousand programs produced and consumed. Some of them were pretty good, a great many ...
TED KOPPEL

My level of cynicism about the reasons that took us to war against Iraq remain just as well-develope...
TED KOPPEL

Emotions get in the way but they don't pay me to start crying at the loss of 269 lives. They pay...
TED KOPPEL

My function is, as objectively and accurately as I can, to present reality to people out there, and ...
TED KOPPEL

The responsibility that I feel is to do as good a job as a journalist as I can possibly do.
TED KOPPEL

I think we're glazing eyes all across America.
TED KOPPEL

I have the necessary lack of tact.
TED KOPPEL

There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. ...
TED KOPPEL

In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen.
TED KOPPEL

History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.
TED KOPPEL

Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not ...
TED KOPPEL

People shouldn't expect the mass media to do investigative stories. That job belongs to the '...
TED KOPPEL There are ogres and black beasts out there; you have to be constantly on guard.
TED KNIGHT Of course I could have retired anytime. But retiring would drive me crazy.
TED KNIGHT People send me CDs all the time because I love music. It's great. I listen to them in my dressin...
TED KING I got into music when I was a little boy. My dad was always into jazz. I got my education from him. ...
TED KING I have tons of jazz records: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis. I could go on and on.
TED KING I collect LPs, but only if they're pretty high quality. I don't go back and dig through the ...
TED KING

The Bush administration doesn't particularly like public participation. It makes them look bad.
TED HUGHES

It took the whole of Creation To produce my foot, my each feather: Now I hold Creation in my foot.
TED HUGHES

What happens in the heart simply happens.
TED HUGHES We must expect to fail... but fail in a learning posture, determined no to repeat the mistakes, and ...
TED ENGSTROM Excellence is a process that should occupy all our days.
TED ENGSTROM The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.
TED ENGSTROM What do you want to get done? In what order of importance? Over what period of time? What is the tim...
TED ENGSTROM Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes ...
TED ENGSTROM The whole of our national sport is not doing very well.
TED DEXTER Once again our cricketers have flattered to deceive in Australia.
TED DEXTER I think we are all slightly down in the dumps after another loss. We may be in the wrong sign... Ven...
TED DEXTER Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I ...
TED DEXTER Endless cricket, like endless anything else, simply grinds you down.
TED DEXTER For those whose lives have been turned upside down by Chinese drywall, we're trying to give them...
TED DEUTCH We need to get the corporate money out of the political system and return democracy to the people.
TED DEUTCH Social media companies must work closely with the U.S. government to ensure their platforms are not ...
TED DEUTCH When enacted, health care reform provides generous tax credits to help people afford their health in...
TED DEUTCH Kids from financially distressed households are twice as likely to have to repeat a grade and more t...
TED DEUTCH We know that for children, hunger is especially devastating.
TED DEUTCH Any constitutional amendment that simply gives Congress the option of regulating campaign finance fa...
TED DEUTCH We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
TED DEUTCH It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them h...
TED DEUTCH Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, and yet so many Americans ar...
TED DEUTCH I have an open door to meet with my constituents and that I work hard to respond to their needs, and...
TED DEUTCH We must not allow the Iranian regime to use the nation's vast energy resource as a financial pip...
TED DEUTCH I am proud to have played a small part in ensuring that no veteran's heroic service will be cast...
TED DEUTCH This OCCUPIED amendment, this constitutional amendment, would overturn Citizens United. It would mak...
TED DEUTCH Individuals can stand up against genocide in Darfur and Iran's quest for nuclear weapons.
TED DEUTCH Ultimately, the goal of sanctions is to ratchet up the economic pressure on the Iranians to such a l...
TED DEUTCH As I understand, the role of the federal judiciary, the role of our court system, is to provide just...
TED DEUTCH

The battle over flesh and blood cannot compare to the battle for the heart.

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