He who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exemplify the highest things.

The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.

To do penance is to bewail the evil we have done, and to do no evil to bewail.

If the work of God could be comprehended by reason, it would no longer be wonderful, and faith would have no merit if reason provided proof.

We make Idols of our concepts, but Wisdom is born of wonder

The universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.

Ignorance is a dangerous and spiritual poison, which all men ought warily to shun.

You don't climb a mountain in leaps and bounds, but by taking it slowly.

Affliction strengthens the vigor of our soul, whereas happiness weakens it.

The Bible is a stream of running water, where alike the elephant may swim, and the lamb walk without losing its feet.

The holy universal Church teaches that it is not possible to worship God truly except in Her and asserts that all who are outside of Her will not be saved.

Roses are red, violets are blue, I have five fingers, the middle one is for you.

The secret of true happiness lies within unwavering devotion to God

...when I thought he loved me, when I thought we were joined not just for breath’s time, but for the long continuance, the hard candies of femur and stone, the fastnesses.

You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessings.

And I'm a Catholic, from an Irish Catholic family, and we know plenty of stuff about guilt.

One great mistake made by intelligent people is to refuse to believe that the world is as stupid as it is.

I've always been endorsed by the National Rifle Association.

I became a children's author by accident.

Women’s voices, LGBT voices, and the voices of people of color are all needed in any art form if we want to explore the true possibilities of that art form. Diversity is strength.

I thought, we can’t keep destroying embryos for our research. There must be another way.