The beauty of the universe consists not only of unity in variety, but also of variety in unity.

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.

But it has often happened that I have found the most seductive depictions of sin in the pages of those very men of incorruptible virtue who condemned their spell and their effects.

And what would we be, we sinful creatures, without fear, perhaps the most foresighted, the most loving of the divine gifts?

Fear prophets, Adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them.

El diablo no es el príncipe de la materia, el diablo es la arrogancia del espíritu, la fe sin sonrisa, la verdad jamás tocada por la duda.

Then why do you want to know?""Because learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do.

Because learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do.

Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means...

Scratch the heresy and you will find the leper. Every battle against heresy wants only this: to keep the leper as he is.

He is, or has been, in many ways a great man. But for this very reason he is odd. It is only petty men who seem normal.

May our afflictions be few, but may we learn not to squander them.

The foods that are nearby are best for human beings, and things that he has to struggle to obtain turn out to be the least beneficial of all.

There lies a faith in the absence of control.

Whilst shooting think of nothing else; brace the whole of the body; have both hands on the stick; concentrate on your ring sight.

Cooking is like snow skiing: If you don't fall at least 10 times, then you're not skiing hard enough.

I love you, Kitten. Don't try to get out of this. We'll see if you love me when I pay you back. Even then I will love you, Bones called out as I stomped away.

Acting is always going to be number one, but what I learned in film school, I want to make that happen too, so Im going to actually start working on my own.

The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life

Bookstores, like libraries, are the physical manifestation of the wide world's longest, most thrilling conversation.

Dreams are so important. You need to have big goals and expect a lot of yourself but you have to enjoy the ride too.