A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes - and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent

While it is good that we seek to know the Holy One, it is probably not so good to presume that we ever complete the task.

Advent creates people, new people.

Not everyone can wait: neither the sated nor the satisfied nor those without respect can wait. The only ones who can wait are people who carry restlessness around with them.

It is better to be than belong.

Man is by nature a curious animal. You can hide the truth from him temporarily, but not for ever.

Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense.

Everyone I've worked with has been good. You learn from the good, what's good, and you learn from the bad what not to do.

The more objects you set your heart upon, the more thorns there are to tear your peace of mind to shreds.

Don't give me the peace that passeth understanding, give me understanding.

I don't even know how to define myself. I'm a person who writes. It's something I enjoy, and hopefully people enjoy it as well.

Into the paradise of euphony, the good poet must introduce hell. Broken paradises are the only kind worth reading.

You can criticize Trump and his wealth all day long, but you can't say he hasn't worked. You can say that about the Clintons.

Writing a book is an adventure.