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“Tender-handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains. 'Tis the same with common natures: Use 'em kindly, they rebel; But be rough as nutmeg-graters, And the rogues obey you well.”
Source : 'Verses Written on a Window in Scotland'
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“Identifying pain in others was easy for me. I was drawn to it in some strange perverse way.”
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“There is a certain kind of pain that can change you. Even the strongest sword, when placed in a raging fire, will soften and bend and change its form... Trust me on this one. I know this from personal experience. I hope that you never will, but, since you're a person, and therefore prone to making horrible, soul-splitting mistakes, you probably will one day know what this kind of guilt and shame feels like. And when that time comes, I hope you have the strength...to take advantage of the fire and reshape your own sword.”
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“Hope is a decision we make, a choice to believe that God can take the adversity, the disappointment, the heartache, and the pain of our journeys and use these to accomplish his purposes.”
Source : Adam Hamilton (2011). “The Journey, Expanded Large Print Edition: Walking the Road to Bethlehem”, p.73, Abingdon Press
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“We have forgotten the gracious hand which has preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and have vainly imagined in the deceitfulness of our hearts that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving Grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us.”
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“The greatest need of our age and of every age, the greatest need of every human heart, is to know the resources and sufficiency of God.”
Source : A. B. Simpson (2010). “When God Steps In: Divine Resources for Life's Situations”, p.4, Moody Publishers
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“Readjusting is a painful process, but most of us need it at one time or another.”
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“Remember you love writing. It wouldn’t be worth it if you didn’t. If the love fades, do what you need to and get it back,”
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“Read. As much as you can. As deeply and widely and nourishingly and Âirritatingly as you can. And the good things will make you remember them, so you won't need to take notes.”
Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction" by A.L. Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010. 
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“Innovation is hard because solving problems people didn't know they had & building something no one needs look identical at first.”
