“Ignorance disconnects us.Envy separates us.Greed divides us.Goodness connects us.Faith strengthens us.Love unites us.”

“My goal is to write every day. I say it is my ideal. I am careful not to pass judgment or create anxiety if I do not do it. No one lives up to his ideal.”

“All great achievements are the product of absorbing, blending and surpassing one’s influences. Nevertheless, it is important to acknowledge the passing of the torch of inspiration from those who have gone before.”

“Far better it is for you to say: “I am a sinner,” than to say: “I have no need of religion.” The empty can be filled, but the self-intoxicated have no room for God.”

“The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.”

“Reason is in fact the path to faith, and faith takes over when reason can say no more.”

“If you can’t make ends meet, meet them in the middle instead”

“Damn. I never should have agreed to this. What is he thinking? Here we are in a piece of crap pickup truck on our way to sit outside of a supermarket to kidnap this girl. Damn. He’d better not be falling for her. Sure she’s cute, but I can’t think about that.”

“It might be true that it is “quality time” that counts, but after a certain point quantity has a bearing on quality.”

“Religion is like a pair of shoes…..Find one that fits for you, but don’t make me wear your shoes.”

“Nothing in life is worth,turning your back on,if you love it.”

“Learning was so dangerous: for how could one tell in advance, while still ignorant, whether a thing could ever be unlearned or forgotten, or if, once known and named, it would invalidate by its significance the whole of one’s former life, all of those years wiped out, convicted at one blow, retrospectively darkened by one sudden light?”

“We can choose to live under the rulership of God or under the rulership of the devil.”