One must know and recognize not merely the direct but the secret power of the word.

Do not forget, some give little, and it is much for them, others give all, and it costs them no effort; who then has given most?

In old age we are like a batch of letters that someone has sent. We are no longer in the past, we have arrived.

Truth is neither ojectivity nor the balanced view; truth is a selfless subjectivity.

I love three things," I then say. "I love a dream of love I once had, I love you, and I love this patch of earth." "And which do you love best?" "The dream.

But what really matters is not what you believe but the faith and conviction with which you believe.

In my solitude, many miles from men and houses, I am in a childishly happy and carefree state of mind, which you are incapable of understanding unless someone explains it to you

No worse fate can befall a young man or woman than becoming prematurely entrenched in prudence and negation.

A word can be transformed into a coulour, light, a smell; it is the writer's task to use it in such a way that it serves, never fails, can never be ignored.

Love is every bit as violent and dangerous as murder.

But things worked out. Everything works out. Though sometimes they work out sideways.

Most modern freedom is at root fear. It is not so much that we are too bold to endure rules

The ice inside me melts. Suddenly, I'm burning up and terrified, scared I'll be too weak to resist.Scratch that - I'm petrified I've already given in.

It was mortifying to find how strong the habit of idle speech may become in one’s self. One need not always be saying something in this noisy world.

At 83, George Bernard Shaw's mind was perhaps not quite as good as it used to be, but it was still better than anyone else's.

Why does the UN need to raise money for ebola? Can't the gov just print the damn dollars themselves and get this done already.

If you avoid conflict to keep the peace, you start a war inside yourself.

Could someone look at your life or look at my life and name me a Christian? A humbling thought for sure.

God will test you because He wants you to mature. He wants you to develop a walk with Him that is not based on your fluctuating emotions, but on your commitment to Him as you learn to walk by faith.

I've learned to let things roll off my back.

My sense of view became tactile not colourful, immediate not distant. Something within arms' reach