In our own case we accept excuses too easily; in other people's, we do not accept them easily enough.

We have failed to practise ourselves the kind of behaviour we expect from other people.

No people find each other more absurd than lovers

We do not come to God as bad people trying to become good people; we come as rebels to lay down our arms.

Joy is the serious business of heaven. Our merriment must be between people who take each other seriously.

until the theologians and the ordained clergy begin to communicate with ordinary people in the vernacular, in a way that they can understand, I’m going to have to do this sort of thing.

Before we can be cured we must want to be cured. Those who really wish for help will get it; but for many modern people even the wish is difficult.

You people have no imagination!

The 'frankness' of people sunk below shame is a very cheap frankness.