We pursue that which retreats from us.
He (God) doesn't need me, but He desires me.
Familiarity is the most destructive of all iconoclasts.
Beauty, alone, may please, not captivate; if lacking grace, 'tis but a hookless bait.
Whether it is fun to go to bed with a good book depends a great deal on who's reading it.
If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.