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One of the things I love about our source text as Christians, the Bible, is that it teaches us not to avoid conflict. And it teaches us that before the fall of man, in Paradise, there was conflict. God wants conflict to be a part of your life.

~Donald Miller

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I started 'Storyline' after I'd accomplished all my goals and still wasn't happy. I'd become a 'New York Times' bestselling author, which was my goal from high school, and yet I was less happy after accomplishing my goals than I was before.

~Donald Miller

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I'm not a pastor; I've never been on staff at a church.

~Donald Miller

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I think understanding your life as a story is a really terrific way of kind of knowing where you are and knowing who you are.

~Donald Miller

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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 authentically looking for truth.

~Donald Miller

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I think it's very hard for us, for Christians, to understand that it's okay to read a book, for instance, on how to manage your time. There's nothing wrong with that.

~Donald Miller

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Christians might say that you can't live a more meaningful life without Jesus. Well, that's absolutely not true. You can. You can enjoy a sunrise whether you know Jesus or not.

~Donald Miller

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The reason I like writing a memoir is because it isn't preachy.

~Donald Miller

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I tend to write first drafts that are incredibly cognitive, very rational, very boring. They come off as justification. Like, 'This is my idea and here's all the reasons that it's right.' It doesn't make for very compelling reading.

~Donald Miller

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I love writing books - I really do. If I could just quit everything and work on a book every day, I would love that most.

~Donald Miller

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: August 12th, 1971

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