"The place to which God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet."

"It’s less the words they say than those they leave unsaid that split old friends apart."

"Joy is a mystery because it can happen anywhere, anytime, even under the most unpromising circumstances, even in the midst of suffering, with tears in its eyes...."

"To be wise is to be eternally curious."

"A miracle is when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. A miracle is when one plus one equals a thousand."

"It is as impossible for man to demonstrate the existence of God as it would be for even Sherlock Holmes to demonstrate the existence of Arthur Conan Doyle."

"The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt."

"Coincidences are God's way of getting our attention."

"Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving."

"The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you."

"Life is grace. Sleep is forgiveness. The night absolves. Darkness wipes the slate clean, not spotless to be sure, but clean enough for another day's chalking."

"Go where your best prayers take you."

"The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet."

"Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid."

"We speak with more than our mouths. We listen with more than our ears."

"No," said the priest, "you don't need to accept everything as true, you only have to accept it as necessary." "Depressing view," said K. "The lie made into the rule of the world."

"Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy."

"I am too tired, I must try to rest and sleep, otherwise I am lost in every respect. What an effort to keep alive! Erecting a monument does not require an expenditure of so much strength."

"Even the merest gesture is holy if it is filled with faith."

"Do you know, darling? When you became involved with others you quite possibly stepped down a level or two, but If you become involved with me, you will be throwing yourself into the abyss."

"I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things."

"You can choose to be free , but it's last decision you'll ever make"

"Yours (now I'm even losing my name - it was getting shorter and shorter all the time and is now: Yours)"

"Please — consider me a dream."