The essence of man is not what he is, but in what he is able to be.

We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.

Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.

Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.

In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.

Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.

When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

One day all the memories die, Be patient ...

Christianity accepted as given a metaphysical system derived from several already existing and mutually incompatible systems.

To be Radchaai is to be civilised.

The message of Easter is not that Jesus is alive, it is so much more. The message of Easter is that Jesus has risen!

Don't ask where the rest of this book is!" It is a shrill cry that comes from an undefined spot among the shelves. "All books continue in the beyond.

When I can't see myself in the mirror, I can't even feel myself, and I begin to wonder if I exist at all.

Some facts in life are immutable. One is, trust no-one who uses the word 'trope'.

Adults will not necessarily laugh at the same thing as their children.

This is the moment when something once more begins visibly to happen, something truly new and unique... something truly historical, in the sense that history again demands to be heard.