“Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.”

“Now faith is being sure of what we believe in and certain of what we do not see. (Heb. 11:1)”

“I guess that's where faith comes in, the faith of a child to believe in Santa, the faith of an adult to believe in God, maybe faith is what makes something real? Maybe Rose had believed enough to create her own afterlife, maybe that's the reward of faith...”

“Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.”

“But what really matters is not what you believe but the faith and conviction with which you believe…”

“I think there is no suffering greater than what is caused by the doubts of those who want to believe. I know what torment this is, but I can only see it, in myself anyway, as the process by which faith is deepened. A faith that just accepts is a child's faith and all right for children, but eventually you have to grow religiously as every other way, though some never do. What people don't realize is how much religion costs. They think faith is a big electric blanket, when of course it is the cross. It is much harder to believe than not to believe. If you fell you can't believe, you must at least do this: keep an open mind. Keep it open toward faith, keep wanting it, keep asking for it, and leave the rest to God. ”