Leland Dirks Quotes

I do believe in the power of prayer. I do. And I believe in the power of human kindness.

~ Leland Dirks

You ask me to forgive you? I’m thanking you. You finally loved me in that moment, and that love set me free, released me from my sworn duty.

~ Leland Dirks

For a writer, it seems a help rather than a hindrance to be at least a little crazy. Who but a crazy person would carve out a very private, quiet place in the world, only to pour his/her innermost thoughts and emotions onto a page for the entire world to examine? Even in fiction, we give a map to our most secret feelings. Why do writers do it? Perhaps because we'd be crazier still if we didn't.

~ Leland Dirks

The needs are too great, and there are too few of us. We have a duty, a responsibility to help others. It’s not all about fun. It’s not always easy.

~ Leland Dirks

It’s the season. We share what we’ve got.

~ Leland Dirks

There is no boundary between heaven and earth unless we believe in one.

~ Leland Dirks

Her laughter changed her voice from wind chimes to the jingling of sleigh bells.

~ Leland Dirks

You can’t really, truly love a thing. Love is only possible between beings or groups of beings. Love of a thing doesn’t work because it can’t love back.

~ Leland Dirks

Hero love?” I was puzzled. “You know. The kind of love you have for someone you want to be like: Marines, astronauts, cowboys, teachers, big brothers, that sort of thing. You love them because they represent the you that you want to be.

~ Leland Dirks