This is neither the time nor the place, however, to ponder how often the soul, in order to be able to boast of a clean body, has burdened itself with sadness, envy, and impurity.

Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are.

There are such moments in life, when, in order for heaven to open, it is necessary for a door to close.

Even death, faced with the option of death or life, she would choose life.

If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?

... that's how life should be, when one person loses heart, the other must have heart and courage enough for both.

Words have their own hierarchy, their own protocol, their own artistic titles, their own plebeian stigmas.

Men are all the same, they think that because they came out of the belly of a woman they know all there is to know about women.

Reading is probably another way of being in a place.

The church has never been asked to explain anything, our speciality, along with ballistics, has always been the neutralisation of the overly curious mind through faith.

Perhaps it is the language that chooses the writers it needs, making use of them so that each might express a tiny part of what it is.

Someone died today. Someone was born today. It's not just a day—it's a moment.

It is as though the human race is always only waiting for permission to hate.

I had to start new, my ego told me that if past ever wanted me, I won't be calling it by that name.

Holy faith, holy courage.

John Kerry says the 'W' in George W. Bush stands for 'Wrong.' But he still can't explain what John Kerry stands for.

There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house.

Don't just read words,' he would tell her as he held up the latest story, 'devour them. Let the words create new worlds.

I have a day job, which means my family isnt dependent on the writing income. So if I have an idea I like, I write it.

We say no to the peace that keeps us on our knees, no to the peace that keeps us in chains, no to the false peace that denies the values and contributions of our peoples.

You're dealing immense, acute amounts of fear, which makes the rest of life a little bit easier. You don't sweat the small stuff so much.