If God had granted all the silly prayers I've made in my life, where should I be now?

It's all love or sex these days. Friendship is almost as quaint and outdated a notion as chastity. Soon friends will be like the elves and the pixies - fabulous mythical creatures from a distant past.

I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

How difficult it is to avoid having a special standard for oneself.

Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While it lasts, the religion of worshiping oneself is best.

We have failed to practise ourselves the kind of behaviour we expect from other people.

In God you come up against something which is in every respect immeasurably superior to yourself. Unless you know God as that-and, therefore, know yourself as nothing in comparison-you do not know God at all.