Heaven will display far more variety than Hell.

The central Christian belief is that Christ's death has somehow put us right with God and given us a fresh start.

Things never happen the same way twice.

In my experience, it is Affection that creates this taste, teaching us first to notice, then to endure, then to smile at, then to enjoy, and finally to appreciate the people who 'happen to be there.' Made for us? Thank God, no. They are themselves, odder than you could have believed and worth far more than we guessed.

To admire Satan [in Paradise Lost] is to give one's vote not only for a world of misery, but also for a world of lies and propaganda, of wishful thinking, of incessant autobiography.

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

Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.