I scourge both flesh and spirit because I know that I have offended in both flesh and spirit.

Do not be depressed. Do not let your weakness make you impatient. Instead, let the serenity of your spirit shine through your face. Let the joy of your mind burst forth.

He pours light into our minds, arouses our desire and gives us strength... As the soul is the life of the body, so the Holy Spirit is the life of our souls.

Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith if he clings to a fear of being stripped of earthly possessions.

We hold our tongues in check because if they are undisciplined they empty the soul of the strength of heavenly grace, and weaken its healthful vigour.

Through a woman [Eve] a curse fell upon the earth; through a woman [Mary] as well there returned to the earth a blessing.

And what more should I say since it expels the whole host of the virtues from the chamber of the human heart and introduces every barbarous vice as if the bolts of the doors were pulled out.

For love I have invested my life with no return

No matter how dark and hopeless a situation might seem, never stop praying.

Audible at five miles painful at three and lethal at one.

Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.

I don't have the time to tell you all the things I've learned from this cast. It's an extraordinary ensemble because we all support each other so well.

I'd like to have stayed in the Scouts beyond the age of 12.

Kids have been a great clarifier - incredibly rewarding.

Nations, like individuals in a state of nature, are equal and independent, possessing certain rights and owing certain duties to each other.

Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught.

I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing.