It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.

I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.

Mental prayer is, as I see it, simply a friendly intercourse and frequent solitary conversation with Him who, as we know, loves us.

But always when I was without a book, my soul would at once become disturbed, and my thoughts wandered. As I read, I began to call them together again and, as it were, laid a bait for my soul

People often call fighting discrimination being 'PC' because they don't want their own unearned privileges challenged.

My main regret in life is that there is no MacArthur Fellowship awarded in the field of Panda Satire.

I once heard that contractions are like this: a belt around your middle that is tightened agonizingly in ever elongating instances that arrange themselves in a pattern of pain.

You never can take for granted that you have a job.

Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.

One of our gravest concerns is the entry of a nuclear device or materials into the U.S.

On the subject of emigration, it is not my intention to dwell at any length.

Unto a broken heart No other one may go Without the high prerogative Itself hath suffered too.

Did you feel guilty cursing God--you, of all people?' No,' he said. 'Because even in doing so, I was recognizing there was a greater power than me.' He paused. And that is how I began to heal.

Go into yourself. Dig into yourself for a deep answer