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“Poate că spuneți: „Dacă Dumnezeu ştia că planul Său perfect avea să dea greş, atunci de ce nu l-a făcut infailibil?” Răspunsul este foarte simplu: Dumnezeu l-a creat pe om cu liber arbitru deoarece El Îşi dorea ca oamenii să aibă părtăşie cu El din proprie inițiativă, nu din obligație. El voia ca oamenii să-I fie parteneri în viață, nu voia nişte simple marionete care să nu aibă de ales decât să I se supună.”

“Writers do like money; artists, contrary to popular belief, do like to eat. It’s only that money isn’t the driving force. I feel very rich when I have time to write and very poor when I get a regular paycheck and no time to work at my real work. Think of it. Employers pay salaries for time. That is the basic commodity that human beings have that is valuable. We exchange our time in life for money. Writers stay with the first step—their time—and feel it is valuable even before they get money for it. They hold on to it and aren’t so eager to sell it.”