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“But in this life on earth we have not only the fear but the certainty that we shall lose it. For one day we must die. Therefore true happiness... lasting, everlasting happiness cannot be our lot on earth. Nor could it be otherwise. For everlasting happiness is only another name for God.”
― Louis de Wohl, The Quiet Light: A Novel About Thomas Aquinas

“Seeing in the eyes of one another is a beautiful thing. It integrates us and makes the world complete.”
― Dr. Hussam Atef Elkhatib, Moralities for Life: Thoughts and Behaviors Justified

“A philosophical question: if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? And if a woman who's wholly alone occasionally talks to a pot plant, is she certifiable? I think that it is perfectly normal to talk to oneself occasionally. It's not as though I'm expecting a reply. I'm fully aware that Polly is a houseplant.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

“There is nothing to unify God and the soul but the Cross.”
― Louis de Wohl, The Quiet Light: A Novel About Thomas Aquinas