Style is a sacred fashion.

Aim for the stars. You will sooner reach the moon.

What you think of me is none of my business.

We are what we think.

I believe in miracles.

Love is stronger than hate.

Asking is the beginning of receiving.

We are what we are.

God is the Creator of all things.

Daily dance uplift the soul to spiritual realms.

A revived spirit, a renewed soul.

Was it always to be like this? she wondered. A moment of joy followed by a new sorrow?

The exchange of words is a lot like a virtual handshake. Is the writer's grasp of the language strong and bold? Are the words gripping? Direct? Inventive? Sincere?

For centuries the leaders of Christian thought spoke of women as a necessary evil, and the greatest saints of the Church are those who despise women the most.

Everyone, at any age, has talents that aren't fully developed-even those who reach the top of their profession.

Religion is "so absurd that it comes close to imbecility."

Social Security is not just another government spending program. It is a promise from generation to generation.

He who goes oftenest round Cape Horn goes the most circumspectly.

We sometimes idealize the early church and want our churches to go back to the simple, old ways. We need to carefully read the history. Harmony takes work.

I want to pretend there's such a thing as requited love. As the endurance of love.

Earth is a place where language has literally become alive. Language has infested matter; it is replicating and defining and building itself. And it is in us.