God be thanked for books! they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.

Life is too short to miss out on the beautiful things like a double cheeseburger.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

The world is governed by opinion.

It's good to be comfortable with who you are and what you do.

My darling girl, when are you going to understand that "normal" isn't a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.

May your life preach more loudly than your lips.

I had people in my life who were insane and negative, but they taught me how not to be, how I didn't want to end up.

[His] leaving had stabbed her heart. This organ was not inclined to forgive her for vulnerability.

A fuller expression of Self comes from the journey for greater wholeness.

She loves mysteries that she became one.

To seek God’s kingdom is to discover its essence and totality

Laughter is the stubborn reward of grim times.

Prior to being mugged I did not feel I had to carry a gun. However, I knew how to shoot a gun very proficiently. As a boy, I used to play cowboys and Indians all the time.

It is very frightening to feel alone when you are standing against a rich and powerful person and all his attendant helpers.

Kill the head, the body will die.

Love is wonderful to have. True love is hard to find.

The fullness of Joy is to behold God in everything.