Whatever you do, think of the Glory of God as your main goal.

Do not try to excuse your faults; try to correct them

We do not go to Holy Communion because we are good; we go to become good.

Enjoy yourself as much as you like - if only you keep from sin.

Run, jump, shout, but do not sin.

Be good. This will make your angel happy. When sorrows and misfortunes, physical or spiritual, afflict you, turn to your guardian angel with strong trust and he will help you.

The power of evil men lives on the cowardice of the good.

Fly from bad companions as from the bite of a poisonous snake.

The principle trap that the devil sets for young people is idleness.

Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book.

Ask your angel to console and assist you in your last moments.

My God had not spoken to me again. But neither had He forsaken me. I knew that. For damned sure, I knew that.

He couldn't imagine, couldn't imagine the horror of scrubbing your own father's blood out of the floor. Better to set the whole house on fire, better to leave and never come back."pg 338

Life can be tough sometimes. But I think it just starts with admitting, 'Okay, the world's not perfect, how do we live our lives within that and not be miserable?'

Prophesying catastrophe is incredibly banal. The more original move is to assume that it has already happened.

To write a novel may be pure pleasure. To live a novel presents certain difficulties. As for reading a novel, I do my best to get out of it.

My life is like a movie and I do my own stunts

Let's clean up our environment. Let's clean up our bodies, but most importantly, let's not permit our babies of the future to be polluted before they are even born.

Why are they picking on boxing? It's because the black men are so superior in boxing that they want to stop it. Well, the black man's so hungry he's got to fight.

The benefit of living in a free society is that we all have the choice to be rich, poor, or middle class. The decision is up to you.

To deliberately criticise another individual may cause an indelible stain on the critic.