Busyness, keeping up with others, hustling hither and yon, makes it almost impossible for an individual to form a heart.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God

It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path.

The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.

It is not where we breathe, but where we Love, that we live.

Once you label me you negate me.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are" is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you reread.

I used to tell everyone I met to be an artist..... I don't do that any more.

There came a time in every prolonged effort when he had a moment of near panic, or 'terror in a lonely place', the original semantic content of the word. The lonely place was his own mind.

There are so many people with all kinds of lucky things happening to them, and they don't know how to use it.

There is nothing you can control about love.

In this Revolution, no plans have been written for retreat. Those who will not get into step will find that the parade has passed them by.

Sometimes one barely understand oneself.

Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven.

Life is not a tragedy, it is a comedy. To be alive means to have a sense of humor.

It is a vast country, so that inspires you. It's also the greatest hotel on earth: It welcomes people from everywhere. It's a good country to write from because in many ways Canada is the world.