There is such a thing as tempting the gods. Talking too much, too soon and with too much self-satisfaction has always seemed to me a sure way to court disaster. The forces of retribution are always listening. They never sleep.

世界上有一种东西叫“诱惑诸神”。在我看来，说得太多、太快、太自满，肯定会招致灾难。报应的力量总是在倾听。他们从不睡觉。

There might be different ways of being dead. Like there are different ways of believing God.

死亡可能有不同的方式。相信上帝有不同的方式。

There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And i sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights.

灯光里出现了我的名字。我说，‘天哪，有人搞错了。但它就在那儿，在灯光下。我坐在那里说，‘记住，你不是明星。然而，它就在那里，在灯光下。

There was nothing wrong with shouting at God.

对上帝大喊大叫没有什么错。

There was once a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages.

曾经有一段时间，所有的人都信仰上帝，由教会来统治。这一次被称为黑暗时代。

There were a lot of gods. Gods always come in handy, they justify almost anything.

有很多神。上帝总是派上用场，他们几乎为任何事情辩护。

There will be nothing which the fullness of his love does not replenish.

没有一样东西是他的爱的丰满所不能补充的。

There's a lot of pride involved in my refusal to believe in god.

我拒绝相信上帝，这里面有很多骄傲。

There's a major fault in Western society. It makes room for only one god, and in only one gender. There's no balance, no co-existence, no partnership.

在西方社会有一个主要的错误。它只为一位神，而且只有一种性别。没有平衡，没有共存，没有伙伴关系。

There's a reason they call God a presence-because God is right here, right now. In the present is the only place to find Him, and now is the only time.

他们称上帝为存在是有原因的——因为上帝就在这里，就在此刻。现在是唯一能找到他的地方，现在也是唯一能找到他的时间。

There's no God higher than truth.

没有比真理更高的上帝了。

There's no need to curse God if you're an ugly duckling. He chooses those strong enough to endure it so that they can guide others who've felt the same.

如果你是一只丑小鸭，就没有必要诅咒上帝。他选择那些足够坚强的人来承受，这样他们就能引导其他有同样感受的人。

There's no reason for me to believe that God exists, so I don't.

我没有理由相信上帝的存在，所以我不相信。

There's no safety outside of God.

在上帝之外没有任何安全可言。

There's only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God.

只有一种有效的救赎牺牲，那就是自我意志的牺牲，为认识上帝腾出空间。