It strikes me as somewhat odd that the people who use God's name most frequently, both in life and in literature, usually don't believe in him.
Love is the one surprise.
To be alive is to be vulnerable.
Anything that's natural can't be sinful-it may be inconvenient, but it's not sinful.
If it's bad art, it's bad religion, no matter how pious the subject.
I do not believe that true optimism can come about except through tragedy.