"Once people stop believing in God, the problem is not that they will believe in nothing; rather, the problem is that they will believe anything."

"We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship."

"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you."

"It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present in us; it is the very sign of His presence."

"One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts."

"We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito."