If someone falls into any sin and is not sincerely grieved about it, it is easy for him to fall into the same thing again.

As water and fire oppose one another when combined, so are self-justification and humility opposed to one another.

Because God's justice is inexorable, it is hard to obtain forgiveness for sins committed with complete deliberation.

It is better to pray with good will for our neighbor, rather than to denounce him for every sin.

The sign of sincere love is to forgive wrongs done to us. It was with such love that the Lord loved the world.

Do not think about or do anything without a spiritual purpose, whereby it is done for God. For If you travel without purpose, you shall labor in vain.

Every sin that is left without repentance is a sin unto death, for which if even a saint shall pray, he shall not be heard.

Whoever prays for those who hurt him lays the demons low; but he who opposes his affronter is bound to the demons.

No one is as good and merciful as the Lord. But even He does not forgive the unrepentant.

Every affliction tests our will, showing whether it is inclined to good or evil. That is why an unforeseen affliction is called a test, because it enables a man to test his hidden desires.

One who has sinned cannot escape retribution in any other way than by repentance corresponding to his sin.

The error was not yours, Somerled, " Eyvind said quietly, moving to the doorway. "It was mine. I failed to teach you the one lesson you could not do without: how to be a man.

It is in the center of a stable self-love that you will find the confidence and safety you want.

Communications tools don't get socially interesting until they get technologically boring.

I don't need bodyguards. I'm from the South Bronx.

The corrupt political establishment is a machine, it has no soul.

Richard Jenkins read the script [The Hollars] and really liked it, but he said, 'If you can get Margo Martindale, I'll do it. Otherwise, good luck.

Genius is often called crazy, but crazy is never called genius. So you just have to put out the work and let the chips fall where they may.

I pushed my ragged mouth against the mirror. A thousand crushed bleeding lips pushed back at me.

Good kitchens are not about size; they are about ergonomics and light.

We have been sitting here all night bullshitting and we still don’t know what to do.