The pope-and we know this well-is without doubt the most serious obstacle on the ecumenical road.

A dimple on the chin, the devil within.

Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.

If you want peace, work for justice.

Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see.

The Mass is the most perfect form of prayer.

Are there memories left that are safe from the clutches of phony anniversaries?

Through some crack the smoke of satan has entered into the Church of God.

Technological society has succeeded in multiplying the opportunities for pleasure, but it has great difficulty in generating joy.

Liturgy is like a strong tree whose beauty is derived from the continuous renewal of its leaves, but whose strength comes from the old trunk, with solid roots in the ground.

We must see to it that enthusiasm for the future does not give rise to contempt for the past.

When picking a leader, choose a peacemaker. One who unites, not divides. A cultured leader who supports the arts and true freedom of speech, not censorship.

If I don't talk about it, it's either very displeasing or very precious to me.

Did you think your boyfriend was going to stick around and watch you do THAT? If we weren’t related, I would’ve left too. Actually…is it already too late for me to leave?

There are a few rules in investigations, and one is to never cringe at the person’s appearance that you’re about to pump for info.

I'm really just playing when I write. I feel like I'm a kid again. I want my characters to do and say things like when I played with dolls!

The student of Liberty must constantly endeavor to disassociate his imagination from sanguinary dramas of assassination and revolt.

I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is.

So-called psychoanalysis is the occupation of lustful rationalists who trace everything in the world to sexual causes--with the exception of their occupation.

Now, unless someone's, like, 50 or older, they're meant to behave like girls. And it's a broad stroke: It's not just a moment of being vulnerable and girlish.

I'd best head to the library. Research beckons.