Notes 1

The automobile is a poor vehicle for the spirit.

Easier for an automobile to go through the eye of a needle.

There is no god of literature to make sure that great works are recognized, published, or even written.

The thought of being popular turns my stomach.

"Make something of your life!" There is a person in history I would like you to tell this to: Charles de Foucauld.

The Last Judgment: deferred compensation.

Not proud, but vain.

The unexamined God is not worth believing.

What to expect from a race (human) that killed Jesus?

Father, consider not the gift or the giver, but that it is a gift.