We can approach belief from an intellectual path, but in the end, God must be taken on faith. Proofs are for things of this world, things in time and of time, not beyond time.

No degree of prosperity can be sufficient to eliminate all misfortune, and sloth is impervious to opportunity.

Whiskers of the cat, Webbed toes on my swimming dog; God is in the details.

Home was not a perfect place. But it was the only home they had and they could hope to make it better.

The recognition of pain and fear in others give rise in us to pity, and in our pity is our humanity, our redemption.

There's still a fascination with somebody who can write at book length, no matter what the book is.

Life is a train ride, and at the many stations along the route, people important to us debark, never to get aboard again, until by the end of the journey, we sit in a passenger car where most of the seats are empty.