“When it comes down to it, even on the natural plane, it is much happier and more enlivening to love than to be loved.”

“We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.”

“The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?”

“Don't worry about being effective. Just concentrate on being faithful to the truth.”

“Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system.”

“Writing is hard work. But if you want to become a writer you will become one. Nothing will stop you.”

“Only super-efforts count.”

“I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me.”

“That is what a well-guarded prayer life can reveal about us, that our trust is not in ourselves but in seeking God's strength for what we do. Prayer is not a substitute for action, but prayer under...”