"I acted like a punk. I was out of order beyond belief. I make no excuses for it."

"I trust those conversions when they happen on the road to Damascus and not on the road to Des Moines."

"I was weeping because Richard Parker left me so unceremoniously. What a terrible thing it is to botch the f…"

"Miracles are proud creatures; they will not reveal themselves to those who do not Believe."

"So I hope that I did as I ought, but I do not trust myself as long as I am in this mortal body, for he is s…"

"“An astonishing story,” Bomfils said. “I regret to say that I do not believe it."

"It is better to have faith in everybody and be deceived occasionally than to mistrust everybody and be dece…"