A failure to understand something does not mean it is irrational. It may simply mean that it lies on the far side of our limited abilities to take things in and make complete sense of them.

Imagination is the gatekeeper of the human soul.

The hallmark of intelligence is not whether one believes in God or not, but the quality of the processes that underlie one’s beliefs.

When the old poets made some virtue their theme, they were not teaching but adoring.

Hope is a settled state of mind, in which we see the world in its true light, and look forward to our final homecoming in heaven.

Puzzles lead to logical answers; mysteries often force us to stretch language to its limits in an attempt to describe a reality that is just too great to take in properly.

Deep down within all of us is a longing to work out what life is all about and what we're meant to be doing.