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.

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.

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.

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 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.

One Cardinal entered his cathedral for the first time at his funeral.

Quantum theory provides us with a striking illustration of the fact that we can fully understand a connection though we can only speak of it in images and parables.

I'm not a big turkey fan, but my husband loves it. Thanksgiving is his favorite meal.

You can pour melted ice cream on regular ice cream. It's like a sauce!

I always run ahead of the ticket [compared to Democratic presidential candidates]. But this time there were a lot of people that just voted party line, a lot more than usual.

Obviously there was no point in being a bachelor if his houseman was going to filch his booze. If he was going to get robbed, he might just as well get married.

There is no cure for laziness but a large family helps.

We have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators.

Maybe rock 'n' roll isn't music. Maybe people just need to be reminded that the world ain't the way they think it is.

I always thought Uncle Vanya could be a stoned masterpiece.