Some people are weak in their faith and testimonies but are not even aware of how precarious their situation is. Many of them likely would be offended at the suggestion.

It is the nature, and the advantage, of strong people that they can bring out the crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them. The weak always have to decide between alternatives that are not their own.

For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is, on the contrary, the point of departure for the metaphysical journey.

Bring in the bottled lightning, a clean tumbler, and a corkscrew.

I think anybody should be confident in themselves.

What is God, and how do you believe in him - how do you not believe? It's a question the world continues to tussle with. People's beliefs get them in a lot of conflicts.

I don't make a conscious effort to choose any particular genre. If I like the script, I go ahead with the project.

I'm more boring and more conservative.

My BlackBerry is essential to my survival.

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspect.

Just as an athlete with natural gifts may fail to develop the fundamental skills necessary to play their sport after their talent fades, so people naturally disposed to faith may fail to develop the skills necessary to sustain them for a lifetime.

When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow.