nerds like me love words

"the difference between the right word and the nearly right word is the same as that between lightning and the lightning bug."

[mark twain]

“good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. most talents are to some extent a gift. good character, by contrast, is not given to us. we have to build it piece by piece by thought, choice, courage and determination.”
[john luther]

"there are no "if's" in God's world and no places that are safer than other places. the center of His will is our only safety; let us pray that we may always know it."
[corrie ten boom]

"without risk, faith is an impossibility."
[soren kierkegaard]