“The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in itsvalue.”
“It's not a lie. It's a gift for fiction.”
“The Gift of Truth excels all other Gifts.”
“I'd rather hear an ugly truth, rather than an obscure lie.”
“Excellence" is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.We do not act "rightly" because we are "excellent",in fact we achieve "excellence" by acting "rightly".”
“What difference does it make if the Gospel is mostly a lie? It's an engrossing story and the words of its hero are excellent words to live by, even today.”