“Perhaps true faith is a form of insanity.” 
― Kristine Kathryn Rusch

“Deep down under where his heart resided, strangled up in thorny vines of guilt, anger, fear and longing, there lay something deeper in him, something that he couldn’t see but she could.” 
― Carol Oates

“The Latin words humus, soil/earth, and homo, human being, have a common derivation, from which we also get our word 'humble.' This is the Genesis origin of who we are: dust - dust that the Lord God used to make us a human being. If we cultivate a lively sense of our origin and nurture a sense of continuity with it, who knows, we may also acquire humility.” 
― Eugene H. Peterson

“When you SEE into the invisible, you will DARE to do the impossible!” 
― John Paul Warren

“Since living is believing, no one can be completely lacking in faith.” 
― Kentetsu Takamori

“Although the far territory of the extreme can exert an intoxicating pull on susceptible individuals of all bents, extremism seems to be especially prevalent among those inclined by temperament or upbringing toward religious pursuits. Faith is the very antithesis of reason, injudiciousness a crucial component of spiritual devotion. And when religious fanaticism supplants ratiocination, all bets are suddenly off.” 
― Jon Krakauer

“He that hath the steerage of my course, Direct my sail.” 
― William Shakespeare

“I've been a Christian since I was a little girl. But my Christianity is a muddy mess of thoughts and opinions and making God into what works for me-like going shopping at the mall and picking out whatever I want, putting together faith like I would an outfit. Somehow I don't think the Creator, the I AM, the savior of the world is something we can mix and match to out liking.” 
― Cindy Martinusen Coloma