It does not seem to me to be sufficiently recognized everywhere among the officials that the existence or non-existence of our people and Empire is at stake.

In war, only the simple succeeds.

I also believed that our public at home would be strong enough to survive even the present crisis.

I believed that our own public would keep this in mind even in this serious crisis, and stand firm if only we at the front continued to stand firm too.

In spite of certain distressing but isolated occurrences in the last battle, I certainly hoped that the Army would be in a position to continue to hold out.

It is impossible for our working people to maintain their full strength if they do not succeed in obtaining a sufficient supply of fat, allotted to them on a proper basis.

In times of need I call unto you Abba Father and you answer.

...do you ever know a moment is important as it's happening, or is it only when you look back that you can see your life is changed?

Would 'sorry' have made any difference? Does it ever? It's just a word. One word against a thousand actions.

And what always struck me about that war period was how even Churchill had to talk socialism to keep up people's morale.

I sold a book six years after I left an MFA program. In between, there was a lot of endurance of poverty and a lot of fighting off doubt. It's all a part of the process of being or becoming a writer.

I've always had my guard. I have my cook and my guard. I want to eat, and I want to live.

Healing comes when we choose to walk away from darkness and move towards a brighter light.

The way advanced meditation is taught, the way I teach it, the way all enlightened people teach it, is through transference. We transfer light and power to someone else.

Hitler was highly secretive - not least about his personal life, his background, and his family.

The soul of man createth its own destiny.