There is in God, some say, a deep but dazzling darkness.

And sometimes when we listen, we are led into places we do not expect, into adventures we do not always understand.

It is an extraordinary and beautiful thing that God, in creation. . . works with the beauty of matter; the reality of things; the discoveries of the senses, all five of them; so that we, in turn, may hear the grass growing; see a face springing to life in love and laughter. . . The offerings of creation. . . our glimpses of truth.

If our love for each other really is participatory, then all other human relationships nourish it; it is inclusive, never exclusive.

There is in God, some say, a deep but dazzling darkness.

If it's bad art, it's bad religion, no matter how pious the subject.

Calvin said, "Do you know that this is the first time I've seen you without your glasses?" "I'm blind as a bat without them. I'm near-sighted, like father." "Well, you know what, you've got dream-boat eyes," Calvin said. "Listen, you go right on wearing your glasses. I don't think I want anybody else to see what gorgeous eyes you have.