The gifts of grace increase as the sorrows increase.

Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.

When we serve the poor and the sick we serve Jesus. We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus.

Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of Grace. The gift of Grace increases as the struggle increases.

Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggles increase.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

It is your existential responsibility to raise your child as a human being above everything else – catholic, muslim, jew, asian, caucasian or whatever.

To do what is right can be a dirty messy business" S. R. Tabone. Made it up for my Godfifa novel.

It’s the law, Jack. When the government breaks the law, they have to toe the line.

He who does not accept and respect those who want to reject life does not truly accept and respect life itself.

When I was 12 and met my real father for the first time, I was terrified I would lose the one I already had.

All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.

People may be said to resemble the pieces of a puzzle, each unique, yet each essential to bring out a complete picture.

Life hardly ever lives up to our anxieties.

I write about kids growing up, I write a lot about schools and parents, and all of my experiences with those things have been suburban experiences.