To return to the city of one’s birth always felt like retreat.

If someone tells me that I’ve hurt their feelings, I say, ‘I’m still waiting to hear what your point is

You are protected. But if you don’t take risks, God will retreat and become only a subject of philosophical speculation.

Retreat Hell! We’re just attacking in another direction.

In monasteries, seminaries, retreats and synagogues, they fear hell and seek paradise. Those who know the mysteries of God never let that seed be planted in their souls