In 1970 I felt so lonely that I could not give; now I feel so joyful that giving seems easy. I hope that the day will come when the memory of my present joy will give me the strength to keep giving even when loneliness gnaws at my heart.

It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.

The man who can articulate the movements of his inner life need no longer be a victim of himself, but is able slowly and consistently to remove the obstacles that prevent the spirit from entering.

The Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self. God loves us, not because of what we do or accomplish, but because God has created and redeemed us in love.

Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.

When you have loved deeply, that love can grow even stronger after the death of the person you love. That is the core message of Jesus.

A life without a lonely place, that is, without a quiet center, becomes destructive.