Nobody who gets enough food and clothing in a world where most are hungry and cold has any business to talk about 'misery.'

Unless Christianity is wholly false, the perception of ourselves which we have in moments of shame must be the only true one.

The point is that for our ancestors, the universe was a picture; for modern physics it is a story.

Till that word can be dug out of us, why should they hear the babble that we think we mean? How can they meet us face to face till we have faces?

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.

Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.

Fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms.