“The opposite of faith isnt doubt. The opposite of faith is certainty.”

“We are this world. Its next generation. If youre not trying to save us, then what exactly are you trying to save?”

“Ester would tell her to dance faster, leap higher, to laugh out loud with all the breath in lungs. Thats what the dead would tell the living, if they couldto grab hold of joy whenever it comes.”

“Your soul is bigger than your programming.”

“Noemy says, I guess its just the idea of love I miss. And, well, it was a good kiss. Her smile turns rueful. At least I got some practice. A wonderful idea occurs to Abel. Do you need more practice...”

“victory that comes from the sacrifice on an innocent isnt a victory. Its the end of us.”

“to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.”

“If you want to know what God thinks about any situation in the world, think like a parent.”

“If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.”

“Toxic people sell you short. When you listen to them, you give them power, thats when you sell yourself short.”

“Theb word and the n word are like poison, whether you take poison from a vial or pour it into Bavarian crystal, it is still poison.”

“The saints have to drink poison (worldly suffering) and the world has to drink nectar (worldly pleasures). Because people are weak.”

“We have too much technological progress, life is too hectic, and our society has only one goal: to invent still more technological marvels to make life even easier and better. The craving for every...”

“There can never be suffering in the home of a person who is working for world's salvation.”

“The purpose of bayonet training is to awaken your killer instincts. The killer instinct will make you strong. If the meek ever inherit the earth the strong will take it away from them. The weak exi...”