He grinned at her, and she grinned at him, and it seemed to Maria that suddenly the sun came out.

The perfect moment, once lost, is not easily found again.

The whole universe was stilled as if listening for a voice. For the space of one heartbeat there was peace on earth. For one fraction of a moment there was no deed of violence wrought on earth, no hatred, no fire, no whirlwind, no pain, no fear. Existence rested against the heart of God, then sighed and journeyed again.

The elements were "seeking" each other in rage and confusion, and in the fury of the conflict boastful man was utterly humiliated, sucked down, drowned.

Could you understand the meaning of light if there were no darkness to point the contrast? Day and night, life and death, love and hatred, since none of these things can have any being at all apart from the existence of the other, you can no more separate them than you can separate the two sides of a coin.

cowardice more than any other failing demands a ruthless paying of the price from those who give it hospitality.

Happy the man who lives long enough to acknowledge his ignorance