Brian Jacoby

“eighty-five per cent of what goes on in a novelist’s head is none of his business,”
― Stephen King, Bag of Bones

“Consider our little friend here,” she began. “Most birds were created to fly. Being grounded for them is a limitation within their ability to fly, not the other way around.” She paused to let Mack think about her statement. “You, on the other hand, were created to be loved. So for you to live as if you were unloved is a limitation, not the other way around.”
― Wm. Paul Young, The Shack

“Humans have a great capacity for declaring something good or evil, without truly knowing.”
― Wm. Paul Young, The Shack

“Mack, pain has a way of clipping our wings and keeping us from being able to fly.” She waited a moment, allowing her words to settle. “And if it’s left unresolved for very long, you can almost forget that you were ever created to fly in the first place.”
― Wm. Paul Young, The Shack