We can only love a person who eats what we eat.

I wasn't the only orphan in Guatemala. There are many others, and it's not my grief alone, it's the grief of a whole people.

Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist without democracy, democracy cannot exist without respect for the identity and worth of cultures and peoples.

... together we can build the people's Church, a true Church. Not just a hierarchy, or a building, but a real change inside people.

In Guatemala, the gap between rich and poor must be eliminated, or we will continue to be the example of conflict in America.

To be a light to others you will need a good dose of the spiritual life. Because as my mother used to say, if you are in a good place, then you can help others; but if you're not well, then go look for somebody who is in a good place who can help you.

The human being is to be respected and defended, not protected like a bird or a river.