The gospel is a declaration, not a debate.

Let us live as people who are prepared to die, and die as people who are prepared to live.

Slowly, painfully, I let go. It was like prying my own fingers off the edge of the cliff. And that hurt too-particularly the falling part, and not being sure what was at the b

As the world is wearie of me so am I of it.

I would have no desire other than to accomplish thy will. Teach me to pray pray thyself in me.

I have noticed that no sooner do people embark on a course of action which they do not find wholly satisfactory than they muster every argument to persuade others to imitate it.

The rhythms of nature - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music.

Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood, wallow in self-pity, stew in their own —” “That’s enough, Phineas,” said Dumbledore.

I hope President-elect Trump will work with me and with the rest of the Senate to try to keep more jobs here in America.

May we look upon our treasure, the furniture of our houses, and our garments, and try to discover whether the seeds of war have nourishment in these our possessions.

There will always be people for whom hate is easier when it’s not backed up by anything but fear.

Why is this so hard?” I whispered. His pulse leaped crazily at my admission. “Everything worth fighting for is hard.