Natural history is not taught in seminary. This is curious, as most people in pastoral ministry are about 567 times more likely to be asked about cos…

- Sara Maitland

If you tell people enough times that they are unhappy, incomplete, possibly insane and definitely selfish there is bound to come a grey morning when …

- Sara Maitland

It is not simply that we share with each other a common humanity, but that individually we have no humanity without each other.

- Sara Maitland

Being alone in our present society raises an important question about identity and well-being.

- Sara Maitland

Art is an artificial organization of experience.

- Sara Maitland

My father taught me to be independent and cocky and free thinking, but he could not stand it if I disagreed with him.

- Sara Maitland

Ian Watson did an almost full novel length treatment which I've never seen and when he finished it Stanley said to him. I need somebody to smear this…

- Sara Maitland

Of course we also live in a world of great beauty, sacrificial and passionate love, tenderness, prosperity, courage and joy. But quite a lot of all t…

- Sara Maitland

We think we are unique, special and deserving of happiness, but we are terrified of being alone.

- Sara Maitland