"When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind."

"Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny."

"Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness."

"The death of a beloved is an amputation."

"A sign of a culture that has lost its faith - Moral collapse follows upon spiritual collapse."

"You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you."