Every threat to the family is a threat to society itself.

You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.

The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.

Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.

Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven.

Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.

Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith.

Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

Inequality is the root of social evil.

Showing off is more ridiculous in instances where the thing that is being shown off was bought on credit.

So the stories aren't just stories, is what you're saying. They're really secret knowledge disguised as stories.""One could say that of all stories, younger brother.

They learned no compassion from their own anguish. Thus their suffering was wasted.

What you don't do is just say, "I've got all the ideas and all the knowledge, and listen to me."

Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life itself is the miracle of miracles.

She put her hand on her hip. "Where are you going?" "To the boat. You called me Lord Bill again. That means we're cool." Cerise slapped her forehead with the heel of her hand and followed him.

Yesterday's shining heroes of Brexit have become the sorrowful heroes of today.

Do not weep, for I shall be more useful to you after my death and I shall help you then more effectively than during my life.

I'm an actor and I like having attention. There's a reason I like being on stage and in front of the camera, and it's that interaction.

There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off.