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My first seven novels were contemporary spiritual novels, my next nine had strong elements of fantasy, and now I'm writing thrillers, more as a choice to spread my wings than anything. Writers, like good wine, should mature with age.

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Ted Dekker
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: October 24
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Republic of Indonesia
Theodore R. Dekker
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Most believers struggle to really believe in the supernatural as a meaningful, deterministic reality except during moments when they are drawn to it, perhaps during a worship service or while reading a novel like 'Adam.' Being drawn to this truth is the first step to living a life in accordance to this truth.
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It's the sorrow you feel that allows you to crave love. Without the suffering, there would be no true pleasure. Without tears, no joy. Without deficiency, no longing. This is the secret of the human heart, Rom.
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I've already said you can't take anything from me that I wouldn't freely give you.
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Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Halleluiah amen, you are dismissed.
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I BELIEVE!!!!!!! - Johnny
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Turn to the light. Don't fear the shadow it creates.
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And does man simply choose evil, or does he create it?
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Come hither, my dear. Come hither, that I mightest protectest thou!
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. . . your history is no less important to your survival than your ability to breathe. In the end, you can only determine whether to saturate your memories with pain or with perspective. Forgetting is not an option. I tell you the truth now: Pain was not God's plan for this life. It is a reality, but it is not a part of the plan.
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Grow up? Get herself straightened out? Her mind reeled from the verbal battering. No matter what she did, her father would tell her she was wrong. Worthless. Undeserving.
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What was once obvious to them was no longer quite as obvious. Why was it that humans lost sight of truth so quickly?
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Then as now, evil begins its courtship cloaked in light. And the heart embraces what is should flee. Forgetting it once had a true lover. Love will prove greater than lust. Sacrifice will overcome seduction. And blood will flow.
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My writing is a very authentic journey of discovery. I'm going out there to learn who I am. My readers, consequently, take the same journey as my protagonist.
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Live to discover, as long as discovery leads to a love that comes from the Creator... writing was the mirror to life.
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