Metaphor is a slippery eel, if it wasn't for its shock I'd stick to the easy catch of prose.

I was born with my eyes turned inward.

Being there doesn't mean I'm present. I exist only in words. I want to be transmuted fully to white page and ink.

I am happiest when I clear my mind and allow the world around me to reteach me what I thought I already knew.

The pursuit of truth will set you free even if you never catch up with it.

Popular escapist fiction enchants adult readers without challenging them to be educated for critical consciousness.

Fortunately, there is a sane equilibrium in the character of nations, as there is in that of men.

God left so many fingerprints at the scene of Creation that you wonder — does He want to be found, or does He want to be stopped?

In off the moors, down through the mist beams, god-cursed Grendel came greedily loping.

In my opinion, if we have not achieved peace, it is because people forget its most fundamental aspect. Before we talk about peace among nations, we must settle our peace with God.

If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.

I wanted to see if you could put a prototype radio station on the Internet so you wouldnt have to invest $50 million or $100 million or $150 million to buy a transmitter and a frequency.

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.