41 The Shack Quotes by William Paul Young

The Shack is a 2007 self-published novel by Canadian author William P. Young.

The story follows Mackenzie Allen Phillips, whose daughter is kidnapped and possibly murdered, and his meeting with God in the form of three people at a shack in the forest.

Here are some of the most famous quotes from The Shack novel by William Paul Young.

The Shack Quotes by William Paul Young

“Love is not the limitation; love is the flying.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“If I take away the consequences of people’s choices, I destroy the possibility of love. Love that is forced is no love at all.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“True love never forces.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Be willing to re-examine what you believe. The more you live in the truth, the more your emotions will help you see clearly.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Sometimes honesty can be incredibly messy.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“The world in many ways would be a much calmer and gentler place if women ruled. There would have been fewer children sacrificed to the gods of greed and power.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Grace doesn’t depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering you will find grace in many facets and colors.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

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“The ‘will to power and independence’ has become so ubiquitous that it is now considered normal.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“So many believe that it is love that grows, but it is the knowing that grows and love simply expands to contain it.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Emotions are the colors of the soul – they are spectacular and incredible. When you don’t feel, the world becomes dull and colorless.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“If a rainbow makes a sound, or a flower as it grows, that was the sound of her laughter.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

Best Shack Quotes by William Paul Young

“Did I hear God call me an idiot?” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Submission is not about authority and it is not obedience; it is all about relationships of love and respect.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“He was sick of God and God’s religion, sick of all the little religious social clubs that didn’t seem to make any real difference or affect any real changes.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships so will our healing, and I know that grace rarely makes sense for those looking in from the outside.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Don’t ever discount the wonder of your tears. They can be healing waters and a stream of joy. Sometimes they are the best words the heart can speak.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Those who are afraid of freedom are those who cannot trust us to live in them. Trying to keep the law is actually a declaration of independence, a way of keeping control.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Though chains be of gold, they are chains all the same.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

Great Shack Quotes by William Paul Young

“All I want from you is to trust me with what little you can, and grow in loving people around you with the same love I share with you. It’s not your job to change them, or to convince them. You are free to love without an agenda.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Lies are a little fortress; inside them you feel safe and powerful. Through your little fortress of lies you try to run your life and manipulate others. But the fortress needs walls, so you build some. These are justifications for your lies.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“I am especially fond of you.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to power is to choose to limit oneself- to serve.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Religion must use law to empower itself and control the people who they need in order to survive.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person’s throat.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Lies are a little fortress; inside them you can feel safe & powerful.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

Ultimate Shack Quotes

“I don’t need to punish people for sin. Sin is its own punishment, devouring you from the inside. It’s not my purpose to punish it; it’s my joy to cure it.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“God’s voice had been reduced to paper, and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellect.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Pain has a way of clipping our wings and keeping us from being able to fly.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“I have moments that aren’t too bad, but there’s always something I’m struggling with, or feeling guilty about. I just figured I needed to try harder, but I find it difficult to sustain that motivation.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but a the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Each relationship between two persons is absolutely unique. That is why you cannot love two people the same. It simply is not possible. You love each person differently because of who they are and the uniqueness that they draw out of you.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“You cannot produce trust just like you cannot ‘do’ humility. It either is or is not.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

Top Shack Quotes by William Paul Young

“Living unloved is like clipping a bird’s wings and removing its ability to fly.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Life takes a bit of time and a lot of relationship.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships so will our healing.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“You don’t play a game or color a picture with a child to show your superiority. Rather, you choose to limit yourself so as to facilitate and honor that relationship.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“I often find that getting head issues out of the way first makes the heart stuff easier to work on later.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“In some sense every parent does love their children. But some parents are too broken to love them well& others are barely able to love them at all.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Anger is the right response to something that is so wrong. But don’t let the anger and pain and loss you feel prevent you from forgiving him and removing your hands from around his neck.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

“Responsibilities and expectations are the basis of guilt and shame and judgement, and they provide the essential framework that promotes performance as the basis for identity and value.” ~ William Paul Young (quote from The Shack).

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