"Would I had phrases that are not known, utterances that are strange, in new language that has not been used, free fro…"

"Ἀρχόμενος γαῖάν τε καὶ εὐρέα πόντον ἀείδειν καὶ ποταμοὺς πόλιάς τε καὶ ἀνδρῶν ἄκριτα φῦλα, μνήσομαι Ὠκεανοῖο βαθυρρόο…"

"To th’ east a lovely country wide extends, , whose borders the wide ocean bounds; On this the sun, new rising from th…"

"Be vigilant in attending to yourself, … that you may set God before you at all times."

"Humility means not reckoning oneself as anything in every situation and cutting off one’s own will in everything and …"

"And as for the conversation, when you see yourself almost theologizing, remember that silence is more admirable and m…"

"To renounce one’s own will is a sacrifice of blood. It means that one has reached the point of laboring to death and …"

"I love the stuff and material of writing: words. The games you can play with them. The rhythm and lyricism in a good …"

"The world of adolescence was all I was interested in exploring, I suppose because there is no other period in your li…"

"The relationship between reader and writer in fiction is steeped in vulnerabilities. It really does require trust and…"