"Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say 'My tooth aches…"

"To be a Christian is to be a little Christ."

"I can imagine a man being so immersed in his own troubles that he does not attend to the sufferings of others, but I cannot imagine a man being so happy that he does not attend to the sufferings of ot…"

"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal."

"We are what we believe we are."