“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.”

American author, Presbyterian minister, preacher, and theologian

Frederick Buechner was an American author, Presbyterian minister, preacher, and theologian, active across more than six decades. He is known for fiction, memoir, and theological writing. He published thirty-nine books and worked in several genres. His novels include Godric, A Long Day's Dying, and The Book of Bebb. His memoirs include The Sacred Journey, and his theological works include Secrets in the Dark, The Magnificent Defeat, and Telling the Truth.