An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.

I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.

God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.

We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.

As for life's tragedies, our love will defeat them. Love is the most effective cure. In the crevices of disasters, happiness lies like a diamond in a mind, so let us instill in ourselves the wisdom of love.

If life has no meaning, why don't we create a meaning for it?

A priest's life is spent between question and answer-- or between a question and the attempt to answer it. The question is the summary of the spiritual life.