There are spaces of sorrow only God can touch.

people are more than the worst thing they have ever done in their lives

If we believe that murder is wrong and not admissible in our society, then it has to be wrong for everyone, not just individuals but governments as well.

Do they deserve to die?" but "Do we deserve to kill them?

I realize that I cannot stand by silently as my government executes its citizens. If I do not speak out and resist, I am an accomplice.

Government ... can't be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens to kill.

If you are going to do something for the poor, the abused, or the imprisoned, above all be faithful. People with broken lives often come from lives with broken promises.

The important thing is that when your come to understand something you act on it, no matter how small that act is. Eventually it will take you where you need to go.

Lavish love on others receive it gratefully when it come to you. Cultivate friendship like a garden. It is the best love of all.

Mercy is "stronger and more God-like than vengeance".

When you try, God is there and you get the grace you need to get you through.

I wish you great fun with your sacred adventure.

The secret of discipline is motivation. When a man is sufficiently motivated discipline will take care of itself.

You can detect Satan's schemes and overcome his world system.

I'm not very good at creating worlds. I prefer to write about the world as it is.

What makes you think that what you know is any different from what I know? I had different teachers.

He knew that conscience was chiefly fear of society or fear of oneself.

I am really, really tired.

Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can clearly see the passage of time.

No sensible man ever imputes inconsistency to another for changing his minds.

You can't break poor people mentality. Once you grow up poor, you don't take anything for granted. It can have the negative side also because you can never truly be relaxed.