Lance Morrow

Vatican II was a force that seized the mind of the Roman Catholic Church and carried it across centuries from the 13th to the 20th.

Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

The Church became both more accessible and less imposing. It threw itself open to risk.

I've learned that even the word 'jubilee' used in connection with the Reformation can give rise to discussions.

I have no neighbours other than animals and Joshua Trees.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.