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Frankisms
Short truths, collected over a lifetime of writing and teaching. Read a few, or lose an afternoon.
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“Satan is the master of deception, unless we see how masterfully we deceive ourselves. — Frank Ball”
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“An untold story is as valuable as a diamond forever locked in a safe. — Frank Ball”
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“The more useless rubble you dig through, the more likely you will find gold nuggets. — Frank Ball”
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“Effort must rise to the level of the dream or the dream will fall to the level of the effort. — Frank Ball”
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“Live within your means, and you’ll always have enough. — Frank Ball”
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“Over-extend yourself, and you’ll forever be playing catch-up. — Frank Ball”
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“Tools have no value unless they are used. — Frank Ball”
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“A book title is like a needle in a haystack—forever lost unless its brilliance grabs attention. — Frank Ball”
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“Life without Christ is a dungeon without Son light. — Frank Ball”
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“Our authority on truth is whatever we choose to listen to. — Frank Ball”
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“The best way to be encouraged is to encourage others. — Frank Ball”
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“All frustration comes from taking responsibility for results beyond your control. — Frank Ball”
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“I learn the most by doing what I least like to do. — Frank Ball”
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“Future steps have no value until they become the current step that is taken. — Frank Ball”
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“To get where we need to be, the next step is all we need to know. — Frank Ball”
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“Mountains of impossibility are climbed one possible step at a time. — Frank Ball”
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“Learning how causes the impossible to become possible. — Frank Ball”
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“Anything is impossible when you don’t know how. — Frank Ball”
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“A battle with the Lord is most easily won with surrender. — Frank Ball”
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“We have no way to know what miracle God might do, and how he will use our mistakes as an essential part of the process. — Frank Ball”
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“I can afford to be patient, but I can’t afford to give up. — Frank Ball”
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“If bad things happen to good people, someone could tell me how good my writing is and I might lose sight of how badly I need to improve. — Frank Ball”
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“Expecting words on their own to achieve a compelling plot is like believing the universe created itself without a divine plan. — Frank Ball”
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“Words are like sheep’s wool, needing to be tightly woven to make something wearable. — Frank Ball”
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“When we’re in the valley, we should look up, for all deep valleys are surrounded by mountain peaks. — Frank Ball”
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“The secret to having fun is assigning pleasure to all that needs to be done. — Frank Ball”
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“Blessed are they who seek to please God, for they shall rise from callused knees and take steps in the right direction. — Frank Ball”
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“There’s no way to judge the value of work that’s never done. — Frank Ball”
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“Blessed are the writers who have blank pages, for they shall create new worlds with their words. — Frank Ball”
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“Walk among giants and feel like a grasshopper. Walk with God and feel like a giant. — Frank Ball”
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“Encouragement builds success while criticism tears down. — Frank Ball”
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“The process is as important as the prize. — Frank Ball”
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“Success that is easy is called luck. — Frank Ball”
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“Blessed are those who know God, for they shall never be alone. — Frank Ball”
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“Frustration sees a need but can find no way. — Frank Ball”
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“Blessed are open hands and caring hearts, for they belong to people who will have many friends. — Frank Ball”
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“When our plans die, God’s vision can flourish. — Frank Ball”
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“Blessed are those who learn to tread water, for they shall keep their heads up and learn to swim. — Frank Ball”
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“Blessed are those who repent of their awfulness, for God shall give them his awesomeness. — Frank Ball”
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“Adverse circumstances will either break us or build us. — Frank Ball”
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