Prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.

A person without prayer is like a tree without roots.

You know the value of prayer: it is precious beyond all price. Never, never neglect it.

We ask for silver and God sometimes sends his denials wrapped in gold.

The great tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer but unoffered prayer.

If God had granted all the silly prayers I’ve made in my life, where would I be now?

God always answers us in the deeps, never in the shallows of our soul.

What is the life of a Christian but a life of prayer?

The best Christian is he that is the greatest monopolizer of time for private prayer.

Prayer is the most important thing you can do as a father.

Prayer exercises your willpower and gives God authority to work in your life.

We need more Christians for whom prayer is the first resort, not the last.

The secret of reaching men is to know the secret of reaching God.

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or a duty. It should be offered as a gift.

Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere.

You're never too old, too wacky, too wild to pick up a book and read to a child.

Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

I’m old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised.