Quotes from Jeffrey Overstreet

The greatest threat to what is best is something persuasively good.

You don't inspire people by telling them they're wrong. You need to show them something extraordinary so they long to be part of it.

If more people had the courage to discover their potential, we might find that such talents are not so rare

Fall as deep as I fell and you'll find out what's at the bottom. It changes you.

Sometimes distortions can speak the truth. They confirm for me what is real by troubling me with something false.

Isn't it strange how most of us reach an age where we just fold up our imaginations and stuff them in our closets? I think I've learned more about you from these impossible dreams than from anything else you've said.

And for the Keeper, waves splashed, trees swayed, stones protected knowledge, and wind waited for orders.

Surround yourself with things that amaze you, and you'll forget about comparing yourself to others.

You'll never solve your mysteries, Scharr. Not as long as we live in this. This world's a whore, all soaked in perfumes, and you're so easily seduced." He tapped his skull. "Break the eggshell. Time to fly.

Sticky seat cushions, talkative teens, annoying big screen commercials—it's all worth enduring for those occasional moments of revelation.