I believe in the old warrior's credo that "to the victor go the spoils."

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.

Praying for the people that hurt you may not change them, but it will change you.

The human mind is an organ for the discovery of truths rather than of falsehoods.

If the art of poetry is?the art of making sense of the chaos of human experience, it's not a bad thing to see a lot of chaos.

There is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.

Even if you do succeed most people wouldn't notice anyway.

Fundamentally, diaries are about loneliness.

My experiences always influence my writing, but usually only on an emotional level. I have experienced death of a family member and it's easy to dredge up those feelings and get them on the page.

It's not sipping wine. It's a mourning wine. You drain it. Like this.

Create the kind of world you want to live in by how you treat others now.

I read only to please myself, and enjoy only what suits my taste.