Nothing is hidden that will not be made known; nothing is secret that will not come to light.

I've got to stop being such a snob about leather-bound books, he reminded himself. E-books do have their moments.

There's a lot of stress... but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window.

The Bible did not arrive by fax from heaven. The Bible is the product of man, my dear. Not of God. The Bible did not fall magically from the clouds. Man created it as a historical record of tumultuous times, and it has evolved through countless translations, additions, and revisions. History has never had a definitive version of the book.

Act first, explain later.

As he flushed, an unexpected realization hit him. This is the Pope's toilet, he thought. I just took a leak in the Pope's toilet. He had to chuckle. The Holy Throne.

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