Christ is the Morning Star, who, when the night of this world is past, gives to his saints the promise of the light of life, and opens everlasting day.

While the Coliseum stands, Rome shall stand; when the Coliseum falls, Rome shall fall; when Rome falls, the world shall fall.

He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor.

Unfurl the sails, and let God steer us where He will.

I was no longer the centre of my life and therefore I could see God in everything.

All the ways of this world are as fickle and unstable as a sudden storm at sea.

This life of man appears for a short space, but of what went before, or what is to follow, we are utterly ignorant.

I have devoted my energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight.

I am my own secretary; I dictate, I compose, I copy all myself.

No man taketh away sins (which the law, though holy, just and good, could not take away), but He in whom there is no sin.

We abide in God insofar as we do not sin.

Distance sometimes lets you know who is worth keeping, and who is worth letting go.

It is necessary to any originality to have the courage to be an amateur.

Random chance is not sufficient to explain random chance. ~Jubal Harshaw

You can stay in the safe, secure oblivion and pain of ignorance, not knowing, and just die. You'll just die, like everyone else, and shuffle into another incarnation that won't be very different.

I live for books that produce a mood of gathering creepy fascination, a true descent in the Weird.

Wouldn't it be much worse if life really were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us happen because we really deserve them?

I'm not sure history has ended.

Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the speaker, are the torture of the hearer.

We're all watching each other, so there's no chance for censorship. The main problem is the idiot TV. If you watch local news, your head will turn to mush.

Cheerfulness is also an excellent wearing quality. It has been called the bright weather of the heart.