I was too much of an extremist to be able to live under the eye of God and at the same time say both yes and no to life

It was easier for me to think of a world without a creator than of a creator burdened with all the contradictions in the world.

If I were to share Jaques' existence I would find it hard to hold my own against him, for already I found his nihilism contagious.

The facts of religion were convincing only to those who were already convinced.

All those minds that are interested in finding out the truth communicate with each other across the distances of space and time. I, too, was taking part in the effort which humanity makes to know.

I was convinced that I would be, that I was already, one in a million.

I had to call the past to life, and illuminate every corner of the five continents, descend to the centre of the earth and make the circuit of the moon and stars

Why shouldn't a mystical theology be possible? 'I want to touch God or become God, ' I declared in my journal. All through that year I abandoned myself intermittently to these deliriums.

Whilst people have answered questions, I have only heard my own voice thinking of the next question.

We must leave the discovery of this mystery, like all others, to time, and accident, and Heaven's pleasure.

I think it does, a little, hurt to be photographed.

Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause.

It is the disposition of the thought that altered the nature of the thing.

My favorite part of any baseball book - and I read a lot of them - is the anecdotes. I believe there is a story within every boxscore and for me - the more outrageous the better!

Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.

From a young age I had learned to get over--to cover my tracks emotionally, to hide or ignore my problems in the belief that they were mine alone to solve.

Fraternal love is the nearest testimony that we can give that Jesus is alive among us.

I know what it's like to win things. You need a certain type of player with a determination to win. You see it in the eyes.