Christ has made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace and virtue. I belong to Him Whom the Angels serve.

I place my trust in You, O adorable Blood, our Redemption, our regeneration. Fall, drop by drop, into the hearts that have wandered from You and soften their hardness.

Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change.

The hardest choices in life aren't between what's right and what's wrong but between what's right and what's best.

Let's go downtown, " Dad said. "By the public library. You never know what wild and crazy things might be happening at the library.

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

In short: I felt my existence was tainted, in some subtle but essential way.

Those of us of a certain age grew up expecting that by now we would have Rosie the Robot from 'The Jetsons' in our house. And all we've got is a Roomba.

Life for the European is a career; for the American it is a hazard.

The moment a man stops dreaming is the moment he petrifies inside.

Don't pursue a heart that you're not ready to be loyal to.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.