“That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.”

“When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.”

“Besides, I myself have now for a long time ceased to look for anything more beautiful in this world, or more interesting, than the truth; or at least than the effort one is able to make towards the truth.”

“American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.”

“Before God does anything, before he makes anything for us to be sustained by, God says, "More than food, more than water, more than shelter, more than other people, they are going to need me.”

“In this nonfundamentalist understanding of faith, practice is more important than theory, love more important than law, and mystery is seen as an insight into truth rather than an obstacle. It is the great lie of our time that all religious faith has to be fundamentalist to be valid.”