Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food."

"The Christian tradition was passed on to me as a great rich mixture, a bouillabaisse of human imagination and wonder brewed from the richness of individual lives."

"The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors."

...a disgruntled reflection on my own life as a sort of desperate improvisation in which I was constantly trying to make something coherent from conflicting elements to fit rapidly changing settings.

Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.