Watching him with one eye, she wondered if men ever figured out that they were more appealing when they were pursuing their own work than when they were pursuing a woman.

His greatest satisfaction as a priest was to grant absolution, to help people forgive themselves for not being perfect, make amends, and get on with life.

And she laughed, a full octave, descending from high C like chimes.

The poor you will always have with you, ' Jesus said. A warning, Emilio wondered, or an indictment?

Wide is the gate and broad is the path that leads to destruction and many go that way

...ducks and geese are foolish things, and must be looked after, but girls can take care of themselves.

Library stacks from this perspective are not a repository

I never went into business to make money.

Christianity not only saves you from sin, but from cynicism.

A man who knows a subject thoroughly, a man so soaked in it that he eats it, sleeps it and dreams it- this man can always teach it with success, no matter how little he knows of technical pedagogy.

John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection.

People change their habits. I know Americans who don't go to Paris because they think it is too dangerous.

It seems to me that the only way one can be helpful is to extend one's hand to someone else involuntarily, and without ever knowing how useful this will be.

I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass.

I really do try to watch everything I say. Because one little tiny slip, and it's like the world is coming to an end!