Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace.

It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.

A smile costs less than electricity, but gives much light .

When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives.

It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.

I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities.

After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted.

My family background was deeply Christian.

The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a scout troop from my school.

Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life.

People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands.

I was fifteen years old when I understood how it is that things break down: people can't imagine someone else's point of view.

To change the world, you must first change yourself. And baby, that's hard enough.

Farewell, farewell to thee, Araby's daughter! Thus warbled a Peri beneath the dark sea.

Winning and losing are both very temporary things. Having done one or the other, you move ahead. Gloating over a victory or sulking over a loss is a good way to stand still.

Who could have foretold the heart grows old from touching others

Around existence twine, (Oh, bridge that hangs across the gorge!) ropes of twisted vine.

No truly sophisticated proponent of repression would be stupid enough to shatter the facade of democratic institutions.

I had grown up working in a video store, and I'd grown up more with film than I had with theater, so I kind of felt a natural call.

Man has ruled this world as a stumbling demented child king, long enough. And as his empire crumbles, my precious black widow shall rise as his most fitting successor.

It is a great mistake to suppose that thrift is caused only by fear; it springs from hope as well as from fear; where there is no hope, be sure there will be no thrift.