Agape's object is always the concrete individual, not some abstraction called humanity. Love of humanity is easy because humanity does not surprise you with inconvenient demands. You never find humanity on your doorstep, stinking and begging.

The self is like a baseball. Throw it back to the divine pitcher who pitched it to you in the first place, and the game of love goes on. Hold it, and the game is over. That is the difference between Heaven and Hell.

You have to say no to something else, in order to make time to pray.

Pride looks down, and no one can see God but by looking up.

The key to faith is love. We believe only if we love. Trust is the middle term; only if we love, do we trust; and only if we trust, do we believe.

We do not do good works to get into heaven; we do good works because heaven has gotten to us.

The eye of the poet sees less clearly, but sees farther than the eye of the scientist.