Always winter but never Christmas.

A sign of a culture that has lost its faith - Moral collapse follows upon spiritual collapse.

The Intelligentsia (scientists apart) are losing all touch with, and all influence over, nearly the whole human race. Our most esteemed poets and critics are read by our most esteemed critics and poets (who don't usually like them much) and nobody else takes any notice. An increasing number of highly literate people simply ignore what the 'Highbrows' are doing. It says nothing to them. The Highbrows in return ignore and insult them.

We are forbidden to neglect the assembling of ourselves together. Christianity is already institutional in the earliest of its documents. The Church is the Bride of Christ. We are members of one another.

Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can.

One must never be either content with, or impatient with, oneself.

Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of others.