There is always sufficient reason for despair, but there is never sufficient purpose.
An old belief is like an old shoe. We so value its comfort that we fail to notice the hole in it.
I respect more the person who struggles with his faith than the person who is confident in his skepticism.
In the end you don't so much find yourself as you find someone who knows who you are.
What a unique treasure are the things we have learned to live without, for no thief can take them from us.