"Self-respect governs morality: respect for others governs our behavior."

“As people turn to contraception, there will be a rise, not a fall, in the abortion rate.”

“Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it.”

“I'm a New Yorker. I like the big streets and the big buildings. It's a great place to walk.”

Source : Interview with Christian Filardo, logger.believermag.com. November 27, 2013.

“All fiction is autobiographical fantasy.”

“As we learn to give thanks for all of life and death, for all of this given world of ours, we find a deep joy. It is the joy of trust, the joy of faith in the faithfulness at the heart of all things. It is the joy of gratefulness in touch with the fullness of life.”

“Sovereignty rests with me as an English MP and that's the way it will stay.”

“I must fight with my weapons. Not his. Not selfishness and brutality and shame and resentment.”

“Why should I stop working? If I do, I'll die and it'll all be finished.”