And though St. John saw many strange monsters in his vision, he saw no creature so wild as one of his own commentators.

It is not only possible to say a great deal in praise of play; it is really possible to say the highest things in praise of it. It might reasonably be maintained that the true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.

Christendom has had a series of revolutions and in each one of them Christianity has died. Christianity has died many times and risen again; for it had a God who knew the way out of the grave.

One must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly.

[Capitalism is] that commercial system in which supply immediately answers to demand, and in which everybody seems to be thoroughly dissatisfied and unable to get anything he wants.

Coincidences are spiritual puns.

There's a lot of difference between listening and hearing.