It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable.
The true believer, no matter how rowdy and violent his acts, is basically an obedient and submissive person.
Many of the insights of the saint stem from his experience as a sinner.
What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people's faces as unfinished as their minds.
EVERY intense desire is perhaps basically a desire to be different from what we are.
The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody.