Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this, there is no mountain which it cannot remove.

I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour.

A man is never so truly and intensely himself as when he is most possessed by God. It is impossible to say where, in the spiritual life, the human will leaves off and divine grace begins.

Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

In dealing with Englishmen you can be sure of one thing only, that the logical solution will not be adopted.

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.