Beauty is not democratic; she reveals herself more to the few than to the many.

A cold, self-righteous prig who goes regularly to church may be far nearer to Hell than a prostitute.

If they are wrong they need your prayers all the more; and if they are your enemies, then you are under orders to pray for them. That is one of the rules common to the whole house.

Think of a country where people were admired for running away in battle, or where a man felt proud of double-crossing all the people who had been kindest to him. You might just as well try to imagine a country where two and two made five.

There is someone I accept even though I do not approve of all he does...and that someone is me

You have no idea what an appetite it gives one, being executed.

We are born helpless. As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness. We need others physically, emotionally, and intellectually. We need them if we are to know anything, even ourselves.