First wonder goes deepest; wonder after that fits in the impression made by the first.

If Christ spent an anguished night in prayer, if He burst out from the Cross, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" then surely we are also permitted doubt. But we must move on. To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.

It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names.

It is pointless to say that this or that night was the worst of my life. I have so many bad nights to choose from that I've made none the champion.

For evil in the open is but evil from within that has been let out.

A work of art works because it is true, not because it is real.

We think we live in a global village. We don't. The world is a big and beautiful and incredibly varied place. It can only be known locally, with your two feet on the ground. We should stick to our own gardens, as Voltaire said.