"The death of any man aged 56 is very sad for his widow and family. And no one would deny that Steve Jobs was a brilliant and highly innovative technician, with great business flair and marketing ability."

"I had lost faith in biography."

"When Christians start thinking about Jesus, things start breaking down, they lose their faith. It's perfectly possible to go to church every Sunday and not ask any questions, just because you like it as a way of life. They fear that if they ask questions they'll lose their Christ, the very linchpin of their religion."

"I am shy to admit that I have followed the advice given all those years ago by a wise archbishop to a bewildered young man: that moments of unbelief 'don't matter,' that if you return to a practice of the faith, faith will return."

"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The universe speaks in the silent dialect of universal natural laws. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning."

"Energy directed with unwavering focus can bend the arc of destiny. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."