“Prayer makes no sense apart from waiting.”

“One of the most convicting things I have recently come to realize about Jesus is that He was never, not once, in a hurry.”

“Silence is the room we create for the searching of God, where we hear His voice and follow.”

“But grace and effort are not opposites. Grace and earning are opposites.”

“Love cant cover over the sins we cover upIf you want God and others to cover over your sin, stop covering it up.”

“Laughterjust good bone-shaking, belly-jiggling, light-in-the-head laughter, is a sure sign of health. The only one who hates it is Satan and all his wannabes.”

“I think people would be happier if they admitted things more often. In a sense we are all prisoners of some memory, or fear, or disappointment - we are all defined by something we cant change.”

“And I didn't choose it, Kat. I chose you.”

“I love you. Youre mine. Ill kill any bastard who tries to take you from me.”

“The sins of women and children, domestic servants and the weak, the poor and the ignorant, are the sins of the husbands and fathers, the masters, the strong and the rich and the educated.”

“I have always derived indescribable pleasure from leading a decent woman to the edge of sin and leaving her there to live between the temptation and the fear of that sin.”

“Told often enough that they are the source of sin, women may well begin feeling guilty as they accept the necessity for penance. Taught effectively enough that they are irrelevant to the important ...”