A college provides a means of accrediting and laundering one’s existence, so that what was may be forgotten under the weight of something far more mundane.

I know a great number of things, though never all at once or for very long.

Nature was beautiful and filled with spirituality without needing to be likewise full of spirits.

I could either succumb to the nightmares I’ve raised or paint them.

Instead of the birds of the sky and beast of the field, the gods were more than men because Man needed them to be, for what could the world be if Man were the best of all creatures?

The Word no longer belonged to Man because they believed it did not. Man saw the gods alone as Creators and forgot that there had ever been any other way.

Angels are just beyond us. They’re creatures that biology doesn’t apply to. They don’t love humanity at all. They just love God.

You get a few of them together and don’t be surprised if pipes and drums appear out of nowhere. It is a sort of magic people believe in…

[His] leaving had stabbed her heart. This organ was not inclined to forgive her for vulnerability.

His mind was a tapestry constantly weaving and unweaving with the dedication of Penelope for her Odysseus.

You belong to the world. Don’t be afraid to be a part of it.

And Sir, it is no little thing to make mine eyes to sweat compassion.

While some consider God's standards as too confining, a true believer sees them as loving and freeing.

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

I'd like people to be educated on the voting machines, making sure that our democracy isn't being hijacked by computer technology. There's no reason there can't be a paper trail on those machines.

We must love while these moments are still called today.

Do you know what happens after you lose the Super Bowl? The world ends. It just stops.

I...have a woman in my arms who has suffered greatly and desperately needs to believe once again that she is beautiful.

Cleanse the mirror of your heart, and you will see God.

You would not believe the amount of feedback I've gotten over people binge-watching The West Wing. Most of them have binge-watched it countless times.

The Church tries to fit Christ into it, not the Church into Christ.