The church speaks finally in that it prays for the world.

Prayer without study would be empty. Study without prayer would be blind.

The author says that theologian operates with windows open to the interest of the world, but also with a skylight that allows full awareness of prayer.

To wish to withstand the Holy Spirit would be the one unforgivable sin.

No one can become and remain a theologian unless he is compelled again and again to be astonished at himself.

A quite specific astonishment stands at the beginning of every theological perception, inquiry, and thought.

God transcends even the undertakings of evangelical theologians.

On observing 1963 America for the first time, the author says that organization and standardization to a certain degree compete with divine providence.

Thou shalt make no image, no abstraction, including none of THE American, THE Swiss, THE German.

When theology recognizes one thing properly, it mis-recognizes something else all the more thoroughly.

She sang late into the night, till her heart was full

Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible.

All that we call spirit and art and ecstacy only means that for one awful instant we remember that we forgot.

I think my days of trying outrageous things are over. I'm not looking for trends, I just want to be the best version of myself.

I could take a photo, but I'd rather paint a picture.

It doubles your perception, to write from the point of view of someone you're not.

What if I lose you?" "You can't lose your mother, Charley.

I definitely don't want to do drama. I'm not looking to branch out into that world.

That is longing: To dwell in the flux of things, To have no home in the present. And these are wishes: gentle dialogues Of the poor hours with eternity.

I will say, the one thing Mexico does well is punish prisoners. They do. They're good at that.