“Every creature is a word of God.”

“I liked the sound of the word 'snail' every time I said it; the word was as small and simple as the creature itself.”

“Creation is thus God's presence in creatures. The Greek Orthodox theologian Philip Sherrard has written that "Creation is nothing less than the manifestation of God's hidden Being." This means that we and all other creatures live by a sanctity that is inexpressibly intimate, for to every creature, the gift of life is a portion of the breath and spirit of God. (pg. 308, Christianity and the Survival of Creation)”

“Every word, every image used for God is a distortion more than a description.”

“Humility, the place of entire dependence on God, is the first duty and the highest virtue of the creature, and the root of every virtue. And so pride, or the loss of this humility, is the root of every sin and evil.”

“Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.”