He wore the memory of her embrace like armor, and though he knew it would not save his life, it would be all that was left to him to ease his passage into whatever lay beyond.

Since my arrival in Rome, I have had many opportunities to wonder if compassion’s opposite is cruelty, or to reflect whether or not indifference would serve as a better black to its white.

We would soon be on our way to war, where mercy is unwise and kindness has no place.

Why can’t I remember that not once have I ever seen a coin, whether grimy copper or bright gold, that had but one side.

Ignorance is an underrated virtue, my lord.

Pride costs nothing, yet it is especially precious when it can be “purchased” at someone else’s expense.

Some men simply refuse to appear insulted. But then, having felt the sting from the slap on their cheek, know just where to slip the knife, their smile never fading.

I advise, however, moderation in this task of setting goals, or else risk becoming tangled up in a Gordian knot of life’s many disappointments.

Oh, the unintended consequences of perfidy!

I walked when I should have runI ran when I should have walkedAnd don't I know it, don't I know it

Sometimes writing songs is like waiting for deliveries.

The reading of a fine book is an uninterrupted dialogue in which the book speaks and our soul replies.

Loving the world destroys our relationship with God, it denies our faith in God, and it discounts our future with God.

What ever we embrace eventually reveals the place we have been seeking.

The midfield are like a chef, trying to prise open a stubborn oyster to get at the fleshy meat inside.

Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

I heard stories from my mother's mother who was an American Indian. She was spiritual, although she did not go to church, but she had the hum. She used to tell me stories of the rivers.

Someone like Russell Crowe is questioned for his passion for music, and whatever he does, music is just in his heart and soul. All he wants to do is music.

Drugs are horrible; I say no to drugs. I've never done drugs in my life.