“Faith without a measure of doubt ain't worth a brass farthin'.”

“Baseball, of all sports, and maybe of all human endeavors, has no room for cynicism.”

“Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.”

“You see?" he asked, his voice softening to a velvety punas he felt her tremble. His warm breath stirred her hair. "All I have to do is touch you. It’s the same for me, Faith. I don’t like this worth a damn, but by God, I want you, and we’re going to do something about it.”

“Worth dying for. Worth killing for. Worth going to hell for.Amen.”

“If anything one writes isn't still being talked about ten years later then it wasn't worth writing in the first place.”

“If Man retained faith in God, he might also retain faith in Man.”