Paul Evans
Paul Evans
dark race literature
So much of young adult literature has turned dark, almost pathological. It's almost as if there is a race to see who can be the most dysfunctional.
religious writing hopeful
I find myself seeking out the commonalities of our different religious experiences with hopes of encouraging, through my writings, the most hopeful, loving and redemptive qualities in all of us.
book inspiration people
People are looking for inspiration, and my books are sometimes the vehicles of what people are looking for.
forgiving cages folly
To forgive is to unlock the cage of another's folly to set ourselves free.
notebook dozen sitting
I have a penchant for fresh notebooks and mechanical pencils. It seems every time I go to the store, I buy a new notebook. I have dozens of them just sitting around.
christian healing grandfather
My grandfather, a devout Christian, had the gift of healing.
ideas president novelists
The idea of being a novelist is really romantic, but it's kind of the same as being president of the United States - it's not gonna happen.
men visions-of-the-future loses
When a man loses his vision of the future he dies.
memories old-friends
Old friends are memories personified.
two suffering kind
There are two kinds of suffering in this life. That which pursues us and that which we doggedly pursue.
thinking ants computer
When I think of God I feel like an ant crawling into a computer.
believe trials hopelessness
It's almost as difficult to believe that someone with so many trials could harbor such hope, as that there are those with so much advantage who harbor such hopelessness.
problem whining bigs
There's no problem so big that whining won't make it worse.
gratitude joy
There can be no joy without gratitude.