The Divine Thing that made itself the foundation of the Church does not seem, to judge by his comments on the religious leadership of his day, to have hoped much from officers of a church.

Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven.

The strong hands of God twisted the crown of thorns into a crown of glory; and in such hands we are safe.

Unless devotion is given to the thing which must prove false in the end, the thing that is true in the end cannot enter.

Play and pray; but on the whole do not pray when you are playing and do not play when you are praying.

I think in order to move forward into the future, you need to know where you've been

An hour's conversation on literature between two ardent minds with a common devotion to a neglected poet is a miraculous road to intimacy.

To forgive and to be forgiven are the two points of holy magnificence and holy modesty; round these two centres the whole doctrine of largesse revolves.

It is as pleasant as it is unusual to see thoroughly good people getting their deserts.

It may be a movement towards becoming like little children to admit that we are generally nothing else.

Love was even more mathematical than poetry. It was the pure mathematics of the spirit.

Hope is only the love of life.

I’ll tell you the difference between our countries. Americans think life is serious but not hopeless

As I got older I looked at the world and I realised, we need armour. So my jewellery and clothes became my armour

I think having good family and friends really helps to ground you.

Wife-Mother-Actress-Author The world will remember.

All good moral philosophy is ... but the handmaid to religion.

The first and most imperative necessity in war is money, for money means everything else -- men, guns, ammunition.

I believe everybody is spiritual and no one is any more spiritual than anyone else.

Well, I can't eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs.

Chris Chandler reminds me of my own self way back when - listen to him Now!