And when we would make much of that which cannot matter much to thee, forgive us -a frequent part of the prayer that opened sermons.

Preaching is effective as long as the preacher expects something to happen-not because of the sermon, not even because of the preacher, but because of God.

In the spectrum of God's mysteries, preaching is a sacrament: Because of its sacramental reality some people have never again been the same.

You can stretch to your fullest in this land, Emma, and not touch any edges. There's no dream too big for the wilderness. I'd hate to see it tamed and carved up into little fiefdoms.

Maybe all you need to do is find the heartbeat in everything. And if writing is living, the discovery of the beat of a heart, then when you read me, you are living by my side.

Jesus, is Gamache hiring fetuses now?

Think of all the beauty that's still left in and around you and be happy!

I knew the way lost hopes could be dangerous, how they could turn a person into someone they never thought they'd be.

I don't think anyone ever gets over the surprise of how differently one audience's reaction is from another.

It's the sustained ability to change that really counts.

I think theres a little bit of sizzling here. Honestly, I can feel it. The ions are flying back and forth.

Trump affects the world in a major way.

If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.