Quotes from Joni Rodgers

There's a traditional Kenyan prayer: From the cowardice that dares not deal with new truth, from the laziness that is content with half-truth, from the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth, Good Lord, deliver me.

I used to be a Christian, but I decided to follow the teachings of Jesus instead.

They say the Lord never gives us more than we can bear. This is only true of money and cleavage.

Writing is like painting; editing is like sculpture.  Same sensibilities, different skill set.

What sells a book sells a book, same in traditional or self-publishing. You gotta shake your tail feathers.

I was overwhelmed with the privilege it is to parent another human being, the luxury of love, the decadence of caring.

Night after night, I looked up at those stars with a growing certainty that my role in this vast, magical universe was simply to be, and nothing about my being was predetermined or burdened with expectation unless I allowed others to make it that.

What sells a book sells a book, same in traditional or self-publishing. You gotta shake your tail feathers.

Like any of life's refining fires, cancer is a potentially profound learning experience. So what did I learn? I learned that profound learning experiences are vastly overrated.

You're so lucky you never had morning sickness. It's horrible. Like a hangover without the good time.