“Faith is a viewpoint? That sounds strange coming from the lips of a priest.”

“I received your letter of June 10th. I have never talked to a Jesuit priest in my life and I am astonished by the audacity to tell such lies about me. From the viewpoint of a Jesuit priest I am, of course, and have always been an atheist.”

“Faith is for the future. Faith builds on the past but never longs to stay there. Faith trusts that God has great things in store for each of us and that Christ truly is the "High Priest of good things to come" (Hebrews 9:11).”

“If you consider any set of data without a preconceived viewpoint, then a viewpoint will emerge from the data.”

“You can scream, angel. I love the sound of my name coming from your lips, especially while I’m occupied with these ones.”

“I am very afraid of the devil. A strange confession from the lips of an unbeliever.”