The event of falling in love... in one high bound it has overleaped the massive wall of our selfhood; it has made appetite itself altruistic, tossed personal happiness aside as a triviality and planted the interests of another in the centre of our being.

Life with God is not immunity from difficulties, but peace in difficulties.

It was a full moon and, shining on all the snow, it made everything almost as bright as day -- only the shadows were rather confusing.

Did I hate him, then? Indeed, I believe so. A love like that can grow to be nine-tenths hatred and still call itself love.

Perfect humility dispenses with modesty.

The Opposite of Love is not hate, but power

God is not merely good, but goodness; goodness is not merely divine, but God.