. . . there is an absolute disjunction between our Father's love and our deserving.

We inhabit, we are part of, a reality for which explanation is much too poor and small.

Light is constant, we just turn over in it.

People don't acknowledge loneliness in themselves, and don't appreciate its benefits, the reflection and attentiveness that come with it, the deepened acquaintance with oneself.

Christianity is a life, not a doctrine . . . I'm not saying never doubt or question. The Lord gave you a mind so that you would make honest use of it. I'm saying you must be sure that the doubts and questions are your own.

It is a good thing to know what it is to be poor, and a better thing if you can do it in company.

I've developed a great reputation for wisdom by ordering more books than I ever had time to read, and reading more books, by far, than I learned anything useful from, except, of course, that some very tedious gentlemen have written books.