“I do not admire greatness that has no substance.”
“The Man of Truth has learned that Illusion is the One Reality, and that Substance is the Great Impostor.”
“The symbol is greater than visible substance. . . . Unhappy the land that has no symbols, or that chooses their meaning without great care.”
“In a culture that elevates beauty and style, the Christian community is at genuine risk fordistraction, even deception. What do we truly admire in our leaders? Are we nodifferent from secular population, drawn tocharisma and style above substance and i tegrity? I hope not.”
“You praise man who has the ability to perform great actions.I admire man who can deal with great pain and knows no despair.”
“Great poetry must be admired, because it is great and because it is poetry, and so we admire it.”