The real meaning of travel, like that of a conversation by the fireside, is the discovery of oneself through contact with other people, and its condition is self-commitment in the dialogue.
Paul TournierListen to all the conversations of our world, between nations as well as between individuals. They are, for the most part, dialogues of the deaf.
Paul TournierMany ordinary illnesses are nothing but the expression of a serious dissatisfaction with life.
Paul TournierGod's favorites, especially God's favorites, are not immune from the bewildering times when God seems silent. Where there is no longer any opportunity for doubt, there is no longer any opportunity for faith either. Faith demands uncertainty, confusion. The Bible includes many proofs of God's concern - some quite spectacular - but no guarantess. A guarantee would, after all, preclude faith.
Paul Tournier