The secular world is more spiritual than it thinks, just as the ecclesiastical world is more materialist than it cares to acknowledge.

For a devotee or lover, the being, worshipped or loved, will always be the only one for her or him.

My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston.

When you do a good turn you feel rich, even if you are broke.

If a dish doesn't turn out right, change the name and don't bat an eyelid. A fallen souffle is only a risen omelette. It depends on the self-confidence with which you present it.

I began to see that my problems, seen spiritually, were really my soul's plusses.

I still go to a Christian priory for retreats.