Luke Alistar > Quotes

“Even the smallest person may cast a large shadow, if they stand very close to the light.”
― Luke Alistar

“The world is a beautiful place, unless you close your eyes. Then it's easy to assume it's all black.”
― Luke Alistar

“I am me. There is only one person in the world like me, and that's me. If you meet another me, he's an imposter.”
― Luke Alistar

“You should ask more questions; it is good for the mind and soul. Questions are doors in the castle of knowledge. Treasure lies behind some, others obscure danger, and behind others lie the various pleasures of life. Every one will earn you knowledge if you are dauntless enough to open them.”
― Luke Alistar, The Unseen

“The power of words is the power of change. Like a flood in the desert a great story surges into our lives and upsets what we thought we knew. It washes away the dust in our hearts and reveals something buried—showing us things we might never have known and challenging our naïve comfort. It takes us away to a new place and when we return home our world looks forever different.”
― Luke Alistar

“Eloquence, like maturity, is a thing only developed through experience. Anyone can use words and use them well; only those devoted to learning can use words in the sharp and pure style that distinguishes a master in his craft.”
― Luke Alistar

“I read books like I read people. I look past the imperfections and at the heart behind them.”
― Luke Alistar

“The Circle...

Ted Dekker is my inspiration, my favorite author, and my hero, so it should come as no surprise that my writing is consistently compared to his.

What if I told you that the reason I picked up his books is because my writing was compared to his?”
― Luke Alistar

“A person who is young at heart and brimming with enthusiasm brings a fresh summer breeze with them to every hell-hole they visit.”
― Luke Alistar

“The things you desire and the things you fear are not always different things. Sometimes your desire for something outweights your fear...and sometimes the fear outweighs the desire.”
― Luke Alistar

“Young lady, there are many ways to tell something besides using speech. You tell me more by wrapping your arms around your knees than you ever could with the most eloquent words. You speak a thousand carefully penned lines of heartbreaking poetry with your eyes alone. A single innocent tear straying down your cheek is worth a flood of explanation.”
― Luke Alistar, The Unseen

“Her journal, the only thing in the world that she owned, held the events of her life. Things she wanted to forget and things she wanted to remember; all of them jumbled together in a mess of scribbling that could either warm her heart or break it—depended on where she looked. Strange how one small book can reach deep into your heart and find depths of emotion you never knew existed.”
― Luke Alistar, The Unseen

“Who would keep a journal but someone who is living for a purpose? A purpose gives you a story, and a story is what fills your journal. Everyone is looking for something, in some way, but you are special because what you search for is your purpose. You find value”
― Luke Alistar, The Unseen