“Many love humanity only in order to forget God with a clear conscience.”

“Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching the walls of his dungeon.”

“To be right is just one more reason not to achieve any success.”

“In the intelligent man faith is the only remedy for anguish.The fool is cured by reason, progress, alcohol, work.”

“Swimming against the current is not idiotic if the waters are racing toward a waterfall.”

“The individual seeks out the heat of the crowd, in this century, to protect himself against the cold emanating from the corpse of the world.”

“The liturgy of the Eucharist is best understood as a journey or procession. It is the journey of the Church into the dimension of the Kingdom. We use the word 'dimension' because it seems the best ...”

“I suppose we all have our little hiding-hole if the truth was known, but as small as it is, the whole world is in it, and bit by bit grows on us again till the day You find us out.”

“Like when you sit in front of a fire in winter you are just there in front of the fire. You don't have to be smart or anything. The fire warms you.”

“Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them," I said."Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.”

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don...”

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”