Christian theology: nothing so grotesque could possibly be true.

This is the most beautiful place on Earth. There are many such places. Every man, every woman, carries in heart and mind the image of the ideal place, the right place, the one true home, known or unknown, actual or visionary.

Passion, sexual passion, may lead to marriage, but cannot sustain marriage. The purpose of marriage is the raising of children, for which patience, not passion, is the necessary foundation.

Appearance versus reality? Appearance is reality, God damn it!

No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets.

The love of a man for his wife, his child, of the land where he lives and works, is for me the real meaning of mystical experience.

There are circumstances in which suicide presents a viable option; a workable alternative; the only sensible solution.