I do not expect old heads on young shoulders.

That is the key to history. Terrific energy is expended - civilizations are built up - excellent institutions devised; but each time something goes wrong. Some fatal flaw always brings the selfish and cruel people to the top, and then it all slides back into misery and ruin. In fact, the machine conks. It seems to start up all right and runs a few yards, and then it breaks down.

What can be better than to get out a book on Saturday afternoon and thrust all mundane considerations away till next week.

It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion.

Pilate was merciful till it became risky.

God is not an optional extra, He's an absolute must!

We poison the wine as He decants it into us; murder a melody He would play with us as the instrument...Hence all sin, whatever else it is, is sacrilege.