"Everybody in this life has their challenges and difficulties. That is part of our mortal test. . . . Peace comes through hope."

"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety, or by the handle of faith."

"Melpomene was a substantial girl, thick of bosom, ankle, and forearm, rosy of cheek, and clear of eye. She seemed somehow incomplete without her hockey stick."

"Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang the best."

"In order to hold your faith intact Be sure it's kept unsullied by fact"

"If you achieve success, you will get applause, and if you get applause, you will hear it. My advice to you concerning applause is this; enjoy it but never quite believe it."

"The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion."

"The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself."

"Angels dancing on the head of a pin dissolve into nothingness at the bedside of a dying child."

"A cult is a religion with no political power."

"It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing."

"I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if they can find out what it is."