“If we do not play in the dangerous surf, we will drown in puddles.” — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share Image
“They’re convinced that the more conservative you are the more orthodox you are. They’re more Catholic than the Pope.” — Michael D. O'Brien Catholic Copy Share Image
“Human relationships were so complicated and always veering in the direction of the irrational.” — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share Image
“Man projects his wounds upon the world, my friend. He judges everything, and in the judging he reveals himself.” — Michael D. O'Brien Friend Copy Share Image
“Abstract academic discussions have a way of leaving their mark on entire civilizations, as the events of this century have proved all… — Michael D. O'Brien Civilizations Copy Share Image
“Emotions, he was certain, were unreliable and irrelevant to the labor of religious faith.” — Michael D. O'Brien Faith Copy Share Image
“Sure I care about it, just not enough to play cards with my integrity as a poker chip.” — Michael D. O'Brien Football Copy Share Image
“We came to know that love is the soul of the world, though its body bleeds, and we must learn to bleed… — Michael D. O'Brien Love Copy Share Image
“Automobiles are unreliable and dangerous slaves. They frequently revolt and kill their masters. I hate them.” — Michael D. O'Brien Automobiles Copy Share Image
“In this world are many people who do not master their bodies. Such people say that no one can tell them what… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share Image
“Words are gold, split and shared as coinage, small pebbles, emblems offered back and forth-given, received; given, received-expanding the vocabulary of the… — Michael D. O'Brien Language Copy Share Image
“All grief would slip away and all questions would be remembered as the uncomprehending wails of a newborn who did not grasp… — Michael D. O'Brien Death Copy Share Image
“Each tool reshapes the one who is apparently the master of the tool. I ask myself this: At what point does the… — Michael D. O'Brien Servant Copy Share Image
“[T]he reason why Shakespeare and Pushkin were great writers was because from the time when they were boys they stood like policemen… — Michael D. O'Brien Great writers Copy Share Image
“No true love is possible, Lewis demonstrates, until we abandon our claims, our rights, our grievances. Until then we will be trapped… — Michael D. O'Brien Control Copy Share Image
“Happy Christmas" was their version of "Merry Christmas," and a better version, it seemed to him, for making merry was different from… — Michael D. O'Brien Christmas Copy Share Image
“The mountains are intimations of transcendence, which he is now free to pursue, and the walking writes messages in every cell of… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share Image
“If you are a true logos and I am a true logos, then there is the possibility of the dia-logos—a true dialogue...What… — Michael D. O'Brien Communication Copy Share Image
“Children need to see that they are part of a history and that the story of their family is a living thing.… — Michael D. O'Brien Children Copy Share Image
“For those who suffer disposal, the cost is their very lives. For those of us who survive, there is a creeping indifference… — Michael D. O'Brien Identity Copy Share Image
“The human mind is stimulated by change, motivated by meeting the challenge of novelty or threat or pleasure, rewarded with the sensations… — Michael D. O'Brien Change Copy Share Image
“[About the main character approaching death in old age, observed by her husband . . .] He saw that she had already… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share Image
“You are a fertile God. Many seeds are dropped into the soil. Many do not sprout. Yet beneath the appearance of waste… — Michael D. O'Brien Flower Copy Share Image
“The poet who sees himself as a hero or a prophet, or a priest of the socio-political forces to which he is… — Michael D. O'Brien Poet Copy Share Image
“I’m a great fan of Chesterton, you know. He once said that he became a Catholic because we’re the only religion that… — Michael D. O'Brien Catholic Copy Share Image
“We must all make the mental leap from the pious histories we have read in the martyrologies to the reality of living… — Michael D. O'Brien Flesh and blood Copy Share Image
“We labor to preserve the life of the body, but ultimately life and death are out of our hands. If the patient… — Michael D. O'Brien Death Copy Share Image
“You can't just sit there hating the wound, Tan, or indulging in bitterness. Whatever you become in life, always ask yourself, am… — Michael D. O'Brien Anger Copy Share Image
“Was there a missing component in all human beings? The rural masses seeking the metropolis; the urban young fleeing to the woods.… — Michael D. O'Brien Copy Share Image
“We are resisting the technological corruption of our humanity with technology. We’re also resisting with our thinking, our perseverance, our friendships…In the… — Michael D. O'Brien Friendship Copy Share Image
“Tell me, Anna, if man is capable of projecting his belief onto the cosmos, isn't it possible by the same token, that… — Michael D. O'Brien Belief Copy Share Image
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