“I fell in love with books. Some people find beauty in music, some in painting, some in landscape, but I find it in words. By beauty, I mean the feeling you have suddenly glimpsed another world, or looked into a portal that reveals a kind of magic or romance out of which the world has been constructed, a feeling there is something more than the mundane, and a reason for our plodding.”

American author, public speaker, and business owner

Donald Miller is an American author, public speaker, and business owner. He is the CEO of StoryBrand, a marketing company, and is known for writing on faith, God, and self-discovery. He first reached a wide audience with Blue Like Jazz, his New York Times bestselling book. Much of his work blends personal reflection with spiritual themes, and he has also written essays and books that explore belief and identity in direct, accessible prose.