“Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it toward others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there ...”

“Every word born of an inner necessity - writing must never be anything else.”

“I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength.”

“And here I am sitting again, yes, sitting again by this faithful lamp, feeling indescribably serene and unhurried. I shall travel this day's path quite calmly and just take a little holidaymy eyes ...”

“Suffering has always been with us does it really matter in what form it comes? All that matters is how we bear it and how we fit it into our lives.”

“That fear of missing out on things makes you miss out on everything.”

“every time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God wants to create with us.”

“I've never heard anyone say "I wish I hadn't forgiven.”

“We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness an...”