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I've written many nonfiction books, but that's a special gift.

I love seeing my book on shelves and getting letters from people who liked the book. I love telling stories and having other people tell stories to me.

My books are, in a way, a record of my life - that part of it that came to flower and fruit in my mind.

I really strive to bring something new to each book. I don't want to write the same book over and over again.

I write out of gratitude for all the books I have loved over the years.

Writing books can be very individual - one might strike you as helpful that someone else found useless, or that you might not have appreciated at some other time in your life.

My favorite book is 'Redeeming Love.' It was my first as a born-again Christian, my statement of faith, and the most exciting year I've spent writing anything.

I love everything about books. I love the content, the way they look and even the lovely way they smell. I think a book collection says something about you as a person, and certainly my books are something I'd want to pass on for future generations.

I've got a long list of books I wish I'd never written-and I've kept them all out of print for the past 20 years.

All the books I have written have been one book, from the beginning.