“A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith's usual result.”

“Joy is an outward sign of inward faith in the promises of God.”

“Success in life is the result of good judgment. Good judgment is usually the result of experience. Experience is usually the result of bad judgment.”

“Through faith we are restored to paradise and created anew.”

“…that perfect Tranquillity of Life, which is no where to be found, but in retreat, a faithful Friend and a good Library…”

“The preliminary outward movement of thought—holism—is everybit as necessary as the inward, atomizing one and in any investigation it usually needs to come first.”

“You deal with mythological stuff for a few years, you learn that paradises are usually places where you get killed.”

“I'm not unmindful of man's seeming need for faith; I'm for anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniel's. But to me religion is a deeply personal thing in which man and God go it alone together, without the witch doctor in the middle.”

“Depression, is usually the result of accepting suppression. Resulting from attempts to keep the peace in a relationship or subverting the truth.”

“He sang of love, with quiet blending,
Slow to begin, and never ending;
Of serious faith, and inward glee;
That was the song,—the song for me!”