“mysterium tremendum et fascinans-- that stomach- flipping mix of awestruck fear and entrancing fascination.”

“mysterium tremendum et fascinans, the fear and the fascination. The great and terrible awe.”

“For Ragamuffins, God's name is Mercy. We see our darkness as a prized possession because it drives us into the heart of God. Without mercy our darkness would plunge us into despair - for some, self-destruction. Time alone with God reveals the unfathomable depths of the poverty of the spirit. We are so poor that even our poverty is not our own: It belongs to the mysterium tremendum of a loving God.”

“what a fascinating mix a hospital can be of people in a huge hurry and people too slow to get out of their way.”

“No emotion was pure, because everything was mixed up with fear and hatred.”

“It was the first time that I came face to face with madness and feared it and was fascinated by it.”