Two conditions render difficult this historic situation of mankind: It is full of tremendously deadly armament, and it has not progressed morally as much as it has scientifically and technically.

A dimple on the chin, the devil within.

Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.

If you want peace, work for justice.

Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see.

The Mass is the most perfect form of prayer.

Are there memories left that are safe from the clutches of phony anniversaries?

Through some crack the smoke of satan has entered into the Church of God.

Technological society has succeeded in multiplying the opportunities for pleasure, but it has great difficulty in generating joy.

Liturgy is like a strong tree whose beauty is derived from the continuous renewal of its leaves, but whose strength comes from the old trunk, with solid roots in the ground.

We must see to it that enthusiasm for the future does not give rise to contempt for the past.

You are old beyond your years Zoeybird. Believe in yourself and you will find a way. But remember darkness does not always equate to evil just like light does not always bring good.

The more powerful the class, the more it claims not to exist.

What luck has gave you will probably leave you.

Very few writers thank their mothers for keen editorial insight

Deliberate often - decide once.

My joke about Aaron Sorkin is that The West Wing was a great show about democracy, run by Kim Jong-Il!

Have not all poetic truths been already stated? The essence of a poetic truth is that no statement of it can be final.

Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and what they are capable of bearing.

I don't worry about things I can't control.

What do you get out of hating people, out of having this bitterness in your heart always?