All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences than in its intentions.

Ultimately evil is done not so much by evil people, but by good people who do not know themselves and who do not probe deeply.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Every experience proves that the real problem of our existence lies in the fact that we ought to love one another, but do not.

There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions.

It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth.

Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life's ethical problems.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the realm of relative values.

Humor is a prelude to faith and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

Sophie had survived on her own for a long time. She knew she didn't need a man, not even Darius. But she wanted him. That made all the difference in the end.

Once writing has become your major vice and greatest pleasure, only death can stop it.

Cultivate simplicity, Coleridge.

Sin defies God, utterly corrupts each individual, corrodes all social relationships, and issues in death.

The absence of evidence is not necessarily the evidence of absence

Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.

Death doesn't just make all the world kin, it makes all religions one

If a country forgets where it came from, how will its people know who they are?

Follow your dreams and take your risks.

You're strong—you're so, so strong. It's why I love you.