“Faith is always supposed to make it harder, not easier, to ignore the plight of our sisters and brothers. (p. 165)”
“Widowers marry again because it makes their lives easier. Widows often don't, because it makes their lives harder. [p. 61]”
“Henri Bergson said: "To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly." (p. 165)”
“The preciousness of the moment, which should make it easier to talk, makes it harder.”
“Leaders always choose the harder right rather than the easier wrong.”
“It's much easier to write a solemn book than a funny book. It's harder to make people laugh than it is to make them cry. People are always on the verge of tears.”