The beauty of art is that there are no rules
There are men I could spend eternity with. But not this life.
Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine.
If grace is so wonderful, why do we have such difficulty recognizing and accepting it? Maybe it's because grace is not gentle or made-to-order. It often comes disguised as loss, or failure, or unwelcome change.
Just the knowledge that a good book is waiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.
I wonder if children don't begin to reject both poetry and religion for similar reasons, because the way both are taught takes the life out of them.
Not money, or success, or position or travel or love makes happiness,--service is the secret.
The key to real and lasting change lies somewhere between what you know and what you do. It's what you think.
We tend to value military heroes and Schwarzenegger types who are physically courageous. The heroics of doing the right thing every day even when it is dull and inconvenient are undervalued.
Ninja Turtles taught me how to meditate. They got me into martial arts. They helped make me who I am today.
The sturdiest virtue seems fragile.