"The universe is a balance of forces."

"The love of neighbor, being made of the same stuff as the love of God, is supernatural."

"God is not the author of evil, but the author of good."

"The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle."

"Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it is the person who is crushed who feels it."