Give as few orders as possible," his father had told him once long ago. "Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject.

They say they seek security and quiet, the condition they call peace. Even as they speak they create the seeds of turmoil and violence.

Answers are a perilous grip on the universe. They can appear sensible yet explain nothing.

Men always fear things which move by themselves.

The real universe is always one step beyond logic.

A human being can stand any amount of pain.

I never thought it would be easy to serve God," she said. "I just didn't think it would be this hard.