Writing poetry is a pleasure,...a pleasure out of hell

It is clear that thought is not free if the profession of certain opinions makes it impossible to earn a living.

A translator is essentially a reader and we all read differently, except that a translator's reading remains in unchanging print

Prayer opens our lives for God so his will can be done in and through us, because in true prayer we habitually put ourselves into the attitude of willingness to do whatever God wills.

If you listen to the way I speak and watch the way I conduct myself - there's nothing about me that's rock n' roll. It's like, 'Hello, I'm in a rock n' roll band'. 'No, you're a narc.'

The fear of hell is the basis for the Christian faith.

This is England," he explained. "Tell someone it's a procedure, and they'll believe you. The pointless procedure is one of our great natural resources.

I think we have such a crown jewel in the forgiveness of God, and it changes people's lives.

Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend. [Lat., Tardo amico nihil est quidquam iniquius.]

I'm sorry Finn. I'm a wooden-headed dummy.' Don't be so hard on yourself,' said Finn. 'You're just a straw-brained scarecrow.

No hero is mortal till he dies.