“it is this broken road with pitfalls and sharp turns and unexpected traverses that has brought me joy and adventure. ”

“Resistance is the secret of joy!”

“Any God I ever found in church, I brought in myself.”

“...have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.”

“Helped are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and the joys of self-discovery will be constant.”

“I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figureout how to see people differentlythan the way we were brought up to.”

“It has been proved that the land can exist without the country - and be better for it; it has not been proved that the country can live without the land.”