For the far higher task of teaching fortitude and patience I was never fool enough to suppose myself qualified, nor have I anything to offer my readers except my conviction that when pain is to be borne, a little courage helps more than much knowledge, a little human sympathy more than much courage, and the least tincture of the love of God more than all.

How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil (ed. Baker Academic, 2006) - ISBN: 9781441200785