Gregg Lewis Quotes.

1. "Ben learned an important lesson: sometimes to survive you need to face your fear and overcome it."
- Gregg Lewis, Gifted Hands

2. "For a long time, Ben had sensed that something was wrong. He had not heard his parents scream or shout at one another for days. He seldom even heard them argue. Instead they would just quit talking to each other until the whole house filled with a deep and disturbing quiet. Those silences gradually became longer and much more frequent. His father seemed to be gone more and more."
- Gregg Lewis, Gifted Hands

3. "The implication was crystal clear: If you have a brain, use it! It’s all you need to overcome any problem life presents. My mother instilled in us a deep respect for the potential of the human brain, and for me that respect has deepened over the years to an attitude I can only describe as awe. Every time I open a child’s head and see a brain, I marvel at the mystery. This is what makes every one of us who we are. This is what holds all our memories, all our thoughts, all our dreams. This is what makes us different from each other in millions of ways."
- Gregg Lewis, Gifted Hands

4. "Hey, Dummy! Ben looked up. Dummy was the nickname his new"
- Gregg Lewis, Gifted Hands

5. "and pulled to a stop. He turned to Candy and kissed her—their first kiss. From then on, Ben and Candy were inseparable. They did their homework together. They encouraged each other. They were in love. * * * During his final year of college, Ben applied to medical schools. Unlike many of his classmates who were worried about which medical school would accept them, Ben was confident that he would go to the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He believed so firmly that God wanted him to be a doctor that he never doubted he would be accepted. One day another student who was agonizing about his own medical school applications turned to Ben and asked, Carson, aren’t you worried?"
- Gregg Lewis, Gifted Hands

6. "listening intently, as their minister told an exciting true story"
- Gregg Lewis, Gifted Hands