“Some people skip through life; some people are dragged through it.” — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“Life isn't memorable enough to remember everything. It's not like there are explosions all the time, or dog smoking cigarettes.” — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Good writers show rather than tell. Stories are told in action. Life stories are no different. — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Every day you live is a page. Every year, a chapter. Your life, a book. What is it about? — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
I think understanding your life as a story is a really terrific way of kind of knowing where you are and knowing… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
We shouldn’t be afraid to embrace whimsy, that nagging idea that life could be magical; it could be special if we were… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Telling the truth is the slow, mundane, difficult route to a meaningful life. Anything else is cheating. — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“To know there is a better story for your life and to choose something other is like choosing to die.” — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Without a positive male role model in your life, it is extremely difficult to become a man who benefits his family and… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
It’s interesting that in the Bible, in the book of Ecclesiastes, the only practical advice given about living a meaningful life is… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“My uncle told a great story with his life, but I think there was such a sadness at his funeral because his… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Some people skip through life. Others are dragged through it. I sometimes wonder if we are moving through time, or whether time… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“What I'm saying is I think life is staggering and we're just used to it. We are all like spoiled children no… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Dying for something is easy because it is associated with glory. Living for something is the hard thing. Living for something extends… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Fear isn’t only a guide to keep us safe; it’s also a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“You get a feeling when you look back on life that all God really wants from us is to live inside a… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
The times in my life when I have been most happy haven't been the times when I have had the most money… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Here's the truth about telling stories with your life. It's going to sound like a great idea, and you're going to get… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
If the point of life is the same as the point of a story, the point of life is character transformation. If… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“And that’s the first time I realized that the idea a character is what he does makes as much sense in life… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
But playing your music as loud as you want and coming home drunk aren't real life. Real life, it turns out, is… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
I kept imagining these people, just living their daily lives, and then having them suddenly ended in unjust tragedy. When we watch… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
I think that every living person, every person who is awake to the functioning principles within his reality has a moment where… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“Dwight Eisenhower said that from the beginning, his mother and father operated on an assumption that set the course of his life… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
In an age in which we can project an image and score that image based on immediate Facebook and Twitter feedback, thus… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“I'll tell you how the sun rose A ribbon at a time... It's a living book, this life; it folds out in… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“One of the best conversations I ever had with Betsy happened when I asked why she thought I was good for her.… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“When I arrived home from Boston, I realized there were no pictures on my mantel. I set down my suitcase and walked… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“Humans, as a species, are constantly, and in every way, comparing themselves to one another, which, given the brief nature of their… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“..[My friend Marco said]. essentially, humans are alive for the purpose of journey, a kind of three-act structure. They are born and… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
The truth is, if what we choose to do with our lives won't make a story meaningful, it won't make a life… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“If you work hard, stay focused, and never give up, you will eventually get what you want in life.” — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Meaning is something we experience more than we attain. It's like finding a nice, easy current in a river that carries you… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
I often learn more about myself from listening to the life story of a friend than I do reflecting on my own… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Flattery has a short battery life, but reminding people they are amazing and precious and wanted and works of art can truly… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“Andrew would say that dying for something is easy because it is associated with glory. Living for something, Andrew would say, is… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Moral #1: "If you work hard, stay focused, and never give up, you will eventually get what you want in life." Moral… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
I've wondered, though, if one of the reasons we fail to acknowledge the brilliance of life is because we don't want the… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
There's no authoritarian structure at Reed College, but the education is conservative. So what you have is a lot of students who are very… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
I think each of us can, through our writing, discover our super power — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
If you don't feel free and be yourself, you can't connect. Find people who accept your quirks. They'll heal your soul. — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it. — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“Humans, as a species, are constantly, and in every way, comparing themselves to one another, which, given the brief nature of their existence, seems… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“alone, lonely, and loneliness are three of the most powerful words in the English language... Those words say that we are human; they are… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“It isn't about what you don't get done; it's about what you do get done.” — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“Most Christians have enormous respect for the space and freedom of others, it is only that they have found a joy in Jesus they… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Don't let go of your strength or your beauty. It was given to you by God. — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
There's a lot of letters, and a lot of people come say "hi" at book signings, but I'm amazed at how normal everybody is. — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
I am something of a recluse by nature. I am that cordless screwdriver that has to charge for twenty hours to earn ten minutes… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image