What we see taking place in the church today is the reduction of God to an idol.

Here God is not approached as an object that we must love, but as a mystery present in the very act of love itself.

Truly embracing the fragility and tensions of life...brings with it the possibility of true joy.

Our real beliefs are generally not to be found at the level of ego.

This book is about a salvation that takes place within our unknowing and dissatisfaction,

Reality is always richer, more unpredictable than our deductions

Those who knew Lincoln described him as an extraordinarily funny man. Humor was an essential aspect of his temperament. He laughed, he explained, so he did not weep.

Anything was better than to be loved for one's things.

Countries are different. They make different choices. We cannot harmonise everything.

I used to play golf. I wanted to be a better player, but after a while I realized I'd always stink. And that's when I really started to enjoy the game.

When lending people money, be sure their character exceeds their collateral.

I don't have a girlfriend. No, I don't. I haven't had a relationship in years, actually. But yeah, I'm still looking. It's kind of nice to be looking for a home at the same time.

The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.

I don't suffer from my insanity -- I enjoy every minute of it.

She was a beefy young woman and, whatever piece of music she was playing, it was definitely losing.