James Kelly

“belongs to death, or, still more so, to the devil. We must buy it from him and return it to God, to whom it must really belong.”—“If we inquire the will of God, free from all doubt and all mistrust, we shall discover it.”—“Always give thanks for all things.”—“Everything we cannot thank God for, we reproach him for.”
― Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

“Things do exist that are worth standing up for without compromise. To me it seems that peace and social justice are such things, as is Christ himself.”
― Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

“one must be more zealous to please God than to avoid sin. One must sacrifice oneself utterly to God’s purposes, even to the point of possibly making moral mistakes. One’s obedience to God must be forward-oriented and zealous and free, and to be a mere moralist or pietist would make such a life impossible:”
― Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

“A cigar is a sort of thing, not exactly a pleasure, but the crown and outward sign of pleasure. Come, this is life! How splendid it is! This is how I should like to live!”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina