When a man dies, he does not just die of the disease he has: he dies of his whole life.

We shall never know how many acts of cowardice have been motivated by the fear of appearing not sufficiently progressive.

A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket.

He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.

We must always tell what we see. Above all, and this is more difficult, we must always see what we see.

Freedom is a system based on courage.

Life holds only one tragedy, ultimately: not to have been a saint.

The faith that I love the best, says God, is hope.

It is better to have a war for justice than peace in injustice.

The sinner is at the heart of Christianity. No one is as competent as the sinner in matters of Christianity. No one, except a saint.

Any father whose son raises his hand against him is guilty of having produced a son who raised his hand against him.

The worth of a book is infinite.

You can only take too much in pursuit of something you don't really want.

Our services serve a specific need.

Isn't it ironic that when you accept sadness is an inevitability of the human condition you feel happier?

First paycheck I get, I thought, I'm going to get myself a room near the downtown L.A. Public Library.

Some women are smarter than men, and some aren't. But to suggest to women that they deserve dominance instead of equality is at best a cheap applause line.

The price of our non-discipleshi p is high for those without Christ.

Let our hearts touch far horizons. Let our love know no borders, Draw the Circles wide until, No one stands alone.

After 13 years, I couldn't accept to be number two.

I think people are basically unhappy working their jobs, and we all need to have that thing that gets our juices flowing.