The Sabbath, I said, is not only an idea. It is also something you keep. With other people. You can’t just extract lessons from it.

the day is all about getting connected.

Heschel calls the Sabbath a cathedral in time.

The devil has no power over us except in our area of ignorance.

With love in the heart and kindness in the mind, nothing is impossible.

Ten responsible and rational young citizens are sufficient to clean up the mess of a thousand old superstitious citizens.

Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down by the mind before you reach eighteen.

Jace, Clary thought, was the sort of person who liked it when things were happening, even things that were bad

Prayer is doubts destroyer, ruin's remedy, the antidote to all anxieties.

I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them.

I appreciate Eight is Enough. It made me recognizable.

I know some good marriages-marriages where both people are just trying to get through their days by helping each other, being good to each other.

To rescue people from the natural consequences of their behavior is to render them powerless.