“Morality is more than possible without God, it is entirely independent of him.”

“Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence.”

“The Holiness of God is something more and other than moral perfection: His claim upon us is something more and other than the claim of moral duty.”

“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.”

“Oh, yes, we'll be in chains, and there will be no freedom, but then, in our great grief, we will arise once more into joy, without which it's not possible for man to live, or for God to be, for God gives joy, it's his prerogative, a great one...Lord, let man dissolve in prayer! How would I be there underground without God? Rakitin's lying: if God is driven from the earth, we'll meet him underground! It's impossible for a convict to be without God, even more impossible than for a non-convict! And then from the depths of the earth, we, the men underground, will start singing a tragic hymn to God, in who there is joy! Hail to God and his joy! I love him!”

“Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you've never been to, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground.”