“It is remarkable how much consolation and hope we can receive from authors who, while offering no answers to life’s questions, have the courage to articulate the situation of their lives in all honesty and directness.”—Henri Nouwen

“None of them have ever offered solutions. Yet many of us who have read their works have found new strength to pursue their own search. Their courage to enter so deeply into human suffering and to become present to their own pain gave them the power to speak healing words.”