Elizabeth George

“Who you are in Christ is far more important and meaningful than what has taken place in your past.”

“Each Christian comes from a different background, upbringing, lineage, and environment. But in Christ we are unified.”

“I wish that I had known back then that a mastery of process would lead to a product. Then I probably wouldn't have found it so frightening to write.”

“A woman who walks with God honors Him in the way she manages her home.”

“While I've written in the POV (point of view) of adolescent characters before... I never have had to create novels in which those characters not only drive the plot, but also are instrumental in resolving whatever issue the plot deals with.”

“Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer, and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.”

“Having a facility for language is an important part of being an author.”

“God has written His divine guidelines for your life right in the Bible.”

“Marriage is more than finding the right person…it is being the right person!”

“I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand this point of view.”

“Wisdom is the God-given ability to see life with rare objectivity and to handle life with rare stability.”

“Life is too short to be wasted on anything that does not help you to live out God’s plan and purposes for your life.”

“A real friend is one who helps us to think our best thoughts, do our noblest deeds, and be our finest selves.”

“To last, a marriage and family must be built on love—love for God, and love for one another.”

“There is no substitute for the strength that blesses a couple when they work together.”

“Your friends are a reflection of you.”

“Whatsoever things are true...think on these things.”

“I myself have suffered periodically from hearing voices at night when I'm trying to sleep.”

“Praying for your children is the most powerful way you can care for them.”

“Don’t let anyone sell you on the idea that anything (apart from the Lord Himself) is more important than your marriage. God means for your life and your marriage to be filled with passion and purpose.”