Artists of all disciplines must be willing to go into the dark, let go control, be surprised.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

I love the stars they always find a way to pull me away.

Deep within every blind, absolute love grows a hatred toward the beloved, who now holds the only existing key to happiness

Weakness is an irresistible lure.

There is not a separate God for each person. There is one universal intelligence flowing through all of us.

Sing us a song you're the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we're all in the mood for a melody, And you've got us feeling all right.

I'm part of nobody's world except Brezhnev's.

I never cared about whatever tragic event happened in China. It's faraway decoration, even if in blood and plague.

The whole visible world is perhaps nothing more than the rationalization of a man who wants to find peace for a moment.

How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time.

Colin stared at the officer. “Thorne, you scare me. I’m not ashamed to say it.