A long marriage is very unifying, even if it's not ideal, and those old structures must be respected.

Literature could be said to be a sort of disciplined technique for arousing certain emotions.

Bereavement is a darkness impenetrable to the imagination of the unbereaved

Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea, and not know when or with what cargo they will return to port.

Real worship involves waiting.

There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for-granted relationship.

A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.