The easiest thing in the world is to convince yourself that you're right. As one grows old, it is easier still.

Credo quia absurdum – I believe because it is absurd.

The most precious jewels are not made of stone, but of flesh.

I try as best I can to enter the realm of nuances of human behavior.

A man's weaknesses may intrude on his faith but they do not diminish it.

Learn always but never appear to be learning.

...Summer nights held a special kind of loneliness that gave rise to strange imaginings. One walked the beach alone and thought too much.