David Alvarez

“We live and mostly die with our imperfections intact.”
― Michael Casey, Strangers to the City: Reflections on the Beliefs and Values of the Rule of Saint Benedict

“As he makes progress, invisible though it is to himself, he connects more completely with the most purifying power of them all, the inward action of the Holy Spirit. By this peculiar conjunction of divine grace and human struggle, transformation occurs.”
― Michael Casey, Strangers to the City: Reflections on the Beliefs and Values of the Rule of Saint Benedict

“Well, I myself find that respect is like manure. Use it where needed, and growth will flourish. Spread it on too thick, and things just start to smell.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“Don’t take responsibility for my assumptions.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings