Weary or bitter of bewildered as we may be, God is faithful. He lets us wander so we will know what it means to come home.

Love is holy because it is like grace--the worthiness of its object is never really what matters.

Sometimes I have loved the peacefulness of an ordinary Sunday. It is like standing in a newly planted garden after a warm rain. You can feel the silent and invisible life.

Every sorrow suggests a thousand songs and every song recalls a thousand sorrows and so they are infinite in number and all the same.

I am grateful for all those dark years, even though in retrospect they seem like a long, bitter prayer that was answered finally.

We are part of a mystery, a splendid mystery within which we must attempt to orient ourselves if we are to have a sense of our own nature.

This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.

There is more beauty than our eyes can bear, precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm.

Ordinary things have always seemed numinous to me

When we did not move or speak, there was no proof that we were there at all.

Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.

Those that would attain wisdom, prefer the empty stadium.Those who wish to appear wise, prefer it full.

You are all so good and I wish I were better. Now get out of here because I want to be where you are.

Sincerity causes the smallest of good deeds to become the largest.

If you are always trying to do something for a cause bigger than you - connected with serving others - then it is hard to be guilty.

For cultural invasion to succeed, it is essential that those invaded become convinced of their intrinsic inferiority.

Musical theatre goes through cycles. I came in when it was at the absolute height of musical theatre as I remember it. It was the age of the long-runners.

Never believe a prediction that does not empower you.

I don't need to manufacture trauma in my life to be creative. I have a big enough reservoir of sadness or emotional trauma to last me.

Understanding economics can help you make better decisions and lead a happier life.

All day you wait for the pitch you like; then when the fielders are asleep, you step up and hit it.