To the frivolous Christianity is certainly not glad tidings, for it wishes first of all to make them serious.

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.

Because there is no nation so powerful it cannot be wounded, nor a people so small they cannot offer mighty comfort.

An option means decision, and a decision means acknowledging something is wrong and the shame one can no longer hide from.

Hence life, as through a cloud, for me I see Vanish, and to the past's dark shade 'tis chas'd; As a grand image love remains to me-- Sole remnant of a dream, by morn effac'd.

Capitalism is about turning luxuries into necessities.

People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.

I was just wondering if you'd come along to hold up my head when my head won't hold on.

The sense of anxiety and guilt doesn't come from having too much to do; it's the automatic result of breaking agreements with yourself.

Whenever you finish an artwork and the viewer comes and views it, at that moment you've given up control.

A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself.

Assurance is the fruit that grows out of the root of faith.