"Emotion is often what we rely upon to carry us across the unfathomable voids in our intelligence."

"In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it!"

"Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for."

"It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level, than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom."

"When purpose is clear, every obstacle transforms into a stepping stone. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"Ethics is not a doctrine written in marble, but a daily standard lived in conscience. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life."

"The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That's why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up Scripture and make it come alive to us, to open our understanding. He left his Spirit with us until we join him in Heaven."