He felt as if there was something—deep in his brain, behind everything he thought and everything he was—which he did not know, but she knew, and he wished he did, and wondered whether he could ever know it, and should he, if he could, and why he wished it.

Why, child, such things are to be decided only by you and my son.

I noticed that my mother paid for her intellectual freedom with chronic financial struggles and occasional personal chaos

The stubborn embrace of austerity by key European leaders, despite all of the contrary evidence, was more than a little frustrating.

I have learned to prize holy ignorance more highly than religious certainty and to seek companions who have arrived at the same place. We are a motley crew, distinguished not only by our inability to explain ourselves to those who are more certain of their beliefs than we are but in many cases by our distance from the centers of our faith communities as well.

Poor thing, thought Garnett, to have to commit yourself so hard to one moment of poor judgment.

I'll lead you to the river of knowledge. You can catch your own damn fish.

If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow

The fundamental problem has nothing to do with your behavior or your attitude. It has everything to do with having a wrong map.

We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.

Centering on principles provides sufficient security to not be threatened by change, comparisons, or criticisms; guidance to discover our mission, define our roles, and write our scripts and goals; wisdom to learn from our mistakes and seek continuous improvement; and power to communicate and cooperate, even under conditions of stress and fatigue

Lord, give me the courage to change the things which can and ought to be changed, the serenity to accept the things which cannot be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference.