A jewelled garden the envy of Aladdin's cave spilled across the courtyard.

Dreams of success often get in the way of actual success.

Writers are highly resistant to reality. Just as well or the human condition would go undocumented.

Jin looked both ways for the Quicksilver Dragon before crossing the canal.

The two old men were as still as the stone bench on which they sat, as though their lengthy communion with the element had turned them into statues.

His shout was a syllable so ancient and powerful that Saffiyah's mind instantly censored it.

How is something authorised as 'feng shui compliant' he wondered. Is there a Chinese Ministry of Magic?

A beautiful nap this afternoon that put velvet between my vertebrae.

The kitchen door, painted red from the day Naomi moved in, and a geranium, also red, outside on the stoop, gave the whole area a feeling of whimsy.

I'm not about to go out and buy a snake for a pet. I mean, I may have faced a few fears but I'm not insane.

I'm still useful in my capacity as an arts educator and caretaker for the stray dogs.

However much you may have expressed love through your life, you can always express love more.

The media is the thought-form of the technological society, and it finds nothing it does to be laughable, a sure sign that it is not human.

Remember you have lots of help. God is meditating in you and through you. The beneficent forces of existence are glad to help you. You can focus on any spiritual teacher. We are glad to help you.

Floating in a lake, lying in a hammock, playing a bit of Scrabble...that's what I'm in need of.

If there are kids who want to follow in my footsteps, I'd say that my shoes are too big for them to fill! But their shoe size is just perfect.