Choices are the hinges of destiny.

At the heart of the cyclone tearing the sky And flinging the cloud and the towers by, Is a place of central calm: So here in the roar of mortal things, I have a place where my spirit sings, In the hollow of God's Palm.

That in the human plan nothing is worth the making if it does not make the man.

The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun-illuminated universe? Why should there be green earth under our feet?

He fed his spirit with the bread of books

To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life.

There is no true liberty for the individual except as he finds it in the liberty of all. There is no true security for the individual except as he finds it in the security for all.