Wages cannot be considered as a gift, because they are due to work, but God has given free grace to all men by the justification of faith.

The Church is the Ship outside which it is impossible to understand the Divine Word, for Jesus spoke from the boat to the people gathered on the shore.

The perfection of learning is to know God in such a way that, though you realize he is knowable, yet you know him as indescribable.

No matter how sinful one may have been, if he has devotion to Mary, it is impossible that he be lost.

The chief service I owe you, O God, is that every thought and word of mine should speak of you.

The utter folly of our time is lamentable, that men should think to assist God with human help and to protect the Church of Christ by worldly ambition.

When we are overcome by some evil will, should we not tremble before the presence of the choirs of angels that surround us?

However great a sinner may have been, if he shows himself devout to Mary he will never perish.

Jews are a perverse people, accursed by God forever.

There are crimes of passion and crimes of logic. The boundary between them is not clearly defined.

Sebastian sighed an exaggerated sigh and swung the door shut. Clary stared at Jace. "What the f-" "Language, Fray." Jace's eyes danced. "Relax.

I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd had before. I thought I'd just try writing, and maybe start directing, but I did it very quietly.

[My mother] is much more musical, and by the time I started writing songs - by the time I was about 17 - she started to believe in me, musically.

I've done sport for a long time.

There's no such thing as a perfect guy. I think it would be strange if somebody was absolutely everything you always wanted, because then there'd be no challenge. Also, you'd feel inferior.

My books have three W's on them, which are "words," "wisdom," and "wonder." Words inevitably lead to wisdom, and wisdom inevitably leads to wonder and awe at this phenomenal world around us.

In 1964 something totally unexpected happened. I got a job I enjoyed.

Grace is that thing that shows up to guide you when you've done the first two steps and you're intent on doing something larger than just yourself. That's when all of the sudden things are great.

I've always been paying my taxes and I've always been trying to comply.