When I saw from Rome that catastrophe (brought by Yolanda) I had to be here. And on those very days I decided to come here. I am here to be with you – a little bit late, but I’m here.

You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.

The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.

Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.

Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven.

Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.

Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith.

Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

Inequality is the root of social evil.

Life is a land of opportunity to love, live, and enjoy beauty.

The comic book world is a tough business.

Do I get up every morning and ask: am I doing the things that I believe in and am I doing them for the best possible motives? Yes. Unambiguously yes.

The leprosy of unreality disfigured every human creature in attendance.

Once I turned pro, so to speak, I put away childish things forever.

The beauty's in the scars.

I always joke that every novel is really about the same thing: one person's struggle against society.

Political differences will always generate a healthy debate, but over time the dialogue has become more hateful and at times violent.

Teachers are about the brightest stars in our constellation.

Western civilization, because of fortuitous historical circumstances, has spread itself more widely than any other local group that has so far been known.