"Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of the poet is truth telling, which is why in the Celtic tradition no one could be a teacher unless he or she was a poet."

"Rationalism and Newtonian science has lured us into dark woods, but a new metaphysics can rescue us."

"Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. And the essence of morality consists, as in art, of drawing the line somewhere."

"First of all, my persuasion is what really breeds violence is political differences. But because religion serves as the soul of community, it gets drawn into the fracas and turns up the heat."

"Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God."

"God save us from religion."

"He'd believe anything provided it's not in Holy Scripture."

"Religion can be both good and bad - it is spirituality that counts."