Paul Thigpen - Dictionary of Quotes from the Saints
Charlotte, NC: TAN Books, 2001. – 340 p.
ISBN 1505132150
Abba Theodore, a respected abbot among the monks in the deserts of ancient Egypt, once criticized a younger monk as someone who collected the wise sayings of others in order to “retail” them. The abbot’s words challenged me as I began to compile this collection: Was I simply “marketing” the saints’ wisdom for my own purposes?