By changing our history and our memory, they try to erase all our shame.

The past is weird. I mean, does it really exist ? It feels like it exists, but where is it ? And if it did exists, but doesn’t now, then where did it go ?

An unfinished book. left unattended, turns feral, and she would need all her focus, will and ruthless determination to tame it again.

Zazen is better than a home. Zazen is a home that you can't ever lose.

In my heart, I am American, and I believe I have a free will and can take charge of my own destiny.

We're by-products of the mid-twentieth century", Oliver said. "Who isn't?

Patience was part of his nature, and he accepted his lot as a short-lived mammal, scurrying in and out amid the roots of the giants.

True freedom comes from being unknown.

There's so much to write. Where should I start?I texted my old Jiko this question, and she wrote me back this:'You should start where you are

For the time beingWords scatterAre they fallen leaves?

As I bathe myselfI pray with all beingsthat we can purify body and mindand clean ourselves inside and out.

i am anearthquake& dancemost heavilyupon all myfaults.

Not everyone has to be in a relationship to feel good about themselves. Some people are better off on their own.

As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy - nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.

It's hard finding people you trust or who aren't going to take your money. Everyone wants to get a piece of whatever you're doing. It's a nightmare.

I'm not ashamed of anything I've done. Shame is a useless emotion.

Realize that to have friends one must first be a friend. Make friendship a priority in your life.

Miracle is the pet child of faith.

What can make your work interesting is as much who you are, as how you draw.

Creative writing and literacy go hand and hand.

No leader can create sustainable, significant change without a reservoir of good will. Without that, you always tend to compromise with failure.