Faith and doubt both are needed — not as antagonists, but working side by side to take us around the unknown curve. – Lillian Smith
When you stop learning, stop listening, stop looking and asking questions, always new questions, then it is time to die. – Lillian Smith
I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within. – Lillian Smith
Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college. – Lillian Smith
Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith – even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. – Karen Armstrong