A certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her, —the light which, showing the way, forbids it.

The artist must possess the courageous soul that dares and defies

She was flushed and felt intoxicated with the sound of her own voice and the unaccustomed taste of candor. It muddled her like wine, or like a first breath of freedom.

There was a dull pang of regret because it was not the kiss of love which had inflamed her, because it was not love which had held this cup of life to her lips.

The morning was full of sunlight and hope.

She liked then to wander alone into strange and unfamiliar places. She discovered many a sunny, sleepy corner, fashioned to dream in.

Her husband seemed to her now like a person whom she had married without love as an excuse.

It seems to me if I were young and in love I should never deem a man of ordinary caliber worthy of my devotion.

She had resolved to never take another step backward.

The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.

She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.

Just because your heart is beating, doesn't mean you're alive.

Meditation may be done in silence & stillness, by using voice & sound, or by engaging the body in movement. All forms emphasize the training of attention.

Some memories were all right, but others were dangerous.

I've always been that person: If it gets into my head, I've got to do it until I get it perfect - a perfectionist's attitude.

The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenceless against ourselves.

Today, the gap between productivity and compensation for the typical worker is larger than at any time since World War II.

Noting all these things with the great delight which learning gives, we cannot but be stirred by these discoveries when we reflect upon the influence of them one by one.

Great men have always had dogs.

On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty. Today is such a day.

It is the writer's privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart.