The critical opinions of a writer should always be taken with a large grain of salt. For the most part, they are manifestations of his debate with himself as to what he should do next and what he should avoid. – W. H. Auden
Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings. – J. Robert Moskin
To help the poor to a capacity for action and liberty is something essential for ones own health as well as theirs: there is a needful gift they have to offer which cannot be offered so long as they are confined by poverty. – Rowan D. Williams
