Brethren, the just man shall scarcely be saved. What, then, will become of the sinner?

Strive with all your might to bring your interior activity into accord with God, and you will overcome exterior passions.

I have often repented of having spoken, but never of having been silent.

O God, do not leave me. I have done nothing good in Your sight, but according to Your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good.

When we rely on our own strength, God’s opportunities become inaccessible to us

I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the exterminator.

If we believe the Bible, we must accept the fact that, in the old days, God and his angels came to humans in their sleep and made themselves known in dreams.

But he who knows what insanity is, is sane; whereas insanity can no more be sensible of its own existence, than blindness can see itself.

What to do? We yanked the dress up over her lovely attributes and with the addition of a scarf, the problem was solved. Sorry, guys, blame that stuffy censor. He hated surprises.

Chaos is rejecting all you have learned, chaos is being yourself.

The important thing is not establishing if you are afraid or not but it's to be able to live with your own fear without being influenced by it. Otherwise it's not courage anymore, but recklessness.

It is my nature to strive to do my best. This does tend to take a toll on you.

Take my hand and grow young with me. Don't rush. Don't sleep. Be a beginner. Light the candles. Keep the fire. Dare to love someone. Tell yourself the truth. Stay inside the rapture.

I bet you, if I had met Trotsky, and had had a chat with him, I would have found him a very interesting and human fellow, for I have never yet met a man I didn't like.