There are women who fly their falcons at any game, little birds and all.

Primarily, God is not bound to punish sin; he is bound to destroy sin. The only vengeance worth having on sin is to make the sinner himself its executioner.

We are dwellers in a divine universe where no desires are in vain - if only they be large enough.

There is no inborn longing that shall not be fulfilled. I think that is as certain as the forgiveness of sins.

We are often unable to tell people what they need to know, because they want to know something else, and would therefore only misunderstand what we said.

God is the God of the animals in a far lovelier way, I suspect, than many of us dare to think, but he will not be the God of a man by making a good beast of him.

...though I cannot promise to take you home," said North Wind, as she sank nearer and nearer to the tops of the houses, "I can promise you it will be all right in the end. You will get home somehow.