Prayer is a conversation between two people who love each other -you and the Lord-and you don't have to use fancy or religious words to dialogue with him.

It is astounding how women influence our entire ambit, and that's in this 'manly' world! They amaze you, don't they? And man, we get amazed!

Imitations produce pain or pleasure, not because they are mistaken for realities, but because they bring realities to mind.

empty whiskey bottles strewn about like forgotten failures

Love is a choice-not simply or necessarily a rational choice but rather a willingness to be present to others without pretense or guile.

Hope is the only good thing that disillusion respects.

Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!' 'Goodness had nothing to do with it'.

Recommend me to the Lord and to the Virgin Mother because I am in extreme need of their help.

Running for the presidency's not an IQ test.

If a birth is the fall-out from the explosion caused by the union of two unstable elements, then perhaps a half-life is all we can expect.

You may never get to touch the Master, but you can tickle his creatures.