The simple sense of wonder at the shapes of things, and at their exuberant independence of our intellectual standards and our trivial definitions, is the basis of spirituality.

Our digestions, going sacredly and silently right, that is the foundation of all poetry.

St Thomas (Aqinas) loved books and lived on books... When asked for what he thanked God most, he answered simply, ‘I have understood every page I ever read’.

The full value of this life can only be got by fighting; the violent take it by storm. And if we have accepted everything we have missed something - war. This life of ours is a very enjoyable fight, but a very miserable truce.

The atheist is not interested in anything except attacks on atheism.

I've been to every park in every city and not seen a statue to a committee.

Price is a crazy and incalculable thing, while Value is an intrinsic and indestructible thing.