There is no redemption from hell.

God has given me authority in heaven and on earth, but my writ does not extend to hell. You will just have to put up with it.

We . . . exercise on earth the power of our Lord and seek with all our might to bring those sheep of His flock who are outside into the fold committed to our charge . . .

Nor is it credible that any one should possess so little understanding as to desire the faith and yet be destitute of the most necessary faculty to enable him to receive it.

God . . . endowed [the human race] with capacity to attain to the inaccessible and invisible Supreme Good and behold it face to face . . .

You are going to break your promise. I understand. And I hold my hands over the ears of my heart, so that I will not hate you.

It is the stupid and the ugly who have the best of it in this world

Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.

History never looks like history when you are living through it.

I try to not be too hard on myself regarding my diet. I've always been a workout-to-eat kind of a girl.

My mom used to tell me: 'It's not what you weigh it's what you look like.'

There's a limit here. This is how far we go and we don't go further. And I also think by talking about [gifts] it that way, it avoids the unspoken idea that money is the expression of love.

When stuff is coming to an end, people freak out and they act crazy.

Embracing conflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration can lead to growth and fascination.

If one does not remember death, one does not remember Dharma.