Norman Vincent Peale

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.

Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

Although I write to entertain, and try to keep my work free of didacticism, I do have a rather passionate belief in our need to be connected to - and to learn from - history.

I was raised in the Baptist church... but I didn't really have a real committed experience with Christ until my father died.