To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books.

God answers all prayers, but sometimes his answer is 'no'.

Force a hand, the voice warned, and it will fight you. But convince a mind to think as you want it to think, and you have an ally.

Religion is like language or dress. We gravitate toward the practices with which we were raised. In the end, though, we are all proclaiming the same thing. That life has meaning. That we are grateful for the power that created us.

God, grant me strength to accept those things I cannot change.

It has always been this way. Death is followed by birth. To reach paradise, man must pass through inferno. - Bertrand Zobrist

Pain is a part of growing-up. It is how we learn.