"The ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming."

"Uncertainty is the refuge of hope. — Amiel's journal; the Journal intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel 1890"

"Wait, thou child of hope, for Time shall teach thee all things."

"It is our wounds that create in us a desire to reach for miracles. The fulfillment of such miracles depends…"

"Ideas, passionately promoted and put to the test—that’s what politics can be.That’s what our country can be…"

"Faithfulness and Holiness: The Witness of J.C. Ryle: An Appreciation"

"And another way of explaining it is that shit happens, and there's no space too small, too dark and airless…"