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" We Houstonians, generally speaking, are hearty. The weather's too hot for us not to be. "

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" I try as hard as I know how to keep my reader relating on a broad level so I don't lead her someplace where she thinks that's the only thing that could cause insecurity. "

" I've never known more Jesus-serving, Jesus-loving, people-loving, people-serving folks on earth than right here in my hometown of Houston, Texas. "

" I am convinced now that virtually every destructive behavior and addiction I battled off and on for years was rooted in my (well-earned) insecurity. "

" God's good. He can just pull a life out of a pit, can't He? "

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" I don't know how to explain it. A lot of Christians actually like other Christians in Houston. A lot of Christians even like non-Christians in Houston. And, on frequent occasions, a fair amount of non-Christians like us. "

" The history of New Orleans was always a fascination to me - such a blend of light and darkness and plague and pleasure and hedonism and fear and death. It's just a very, very intriguing city. I have this strange love relationship with it. "

" My parents were complicated people. They had a complicated relationship. My home was very, very complicated. "

" We Houstonians are a spicy lot. We raise our babies with tongues of fire, mostly lit by chips and salsa. Our blood is as thick and warm as queso. "

" When someone does not want what God has to offer, He is not going to force it on them. "

" The Word of God is so much broader than people are giving it credit for. Look at Proverbs, a book written on how to live. "

" I don't know what kind of courage it took thousands of years ago, but I know how courageous women need to be today. "

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" To possess dignity is to be worthy of respect. Worthy of high esteem. Absorb this: you are worthy of respect. "

" When you do fiction, it is your imagination you have put out there. "

" Sometimes you have to shove all the surface stuff to the side in order to see what's underneath. "

" As God took me through the journey that became the Bible study 'Breaking Free', He taught me to look for a common denominator among the things that triggered my destructive habits. "

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