Collecting all The rains of May The swift Mogami River.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

No matter where your interest lies, you will not be able to accomplish anything unless you bring your deepest devotion to it.

Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.

Mountain-rose petals Falling, falling, falling now... Waterfall music

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.

Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things-mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity-and enjoy the falling blossoms and the scattering leaves.

Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves.

A flute with no holes is not a flute.

Come, butterfly It's late- We've miles to go together.

The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.

Our town was known for two things--no, three: salted fish, expertly dyed fabrics, and corruption.

America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.

I love writing. I don't claim to be great at it. Occasionally I get a good sentence off. But I love the activity.

Things we are accustomed to regard as myth or fairy story are very much present in people's lives. Nice people behave like wicked stepmothers. Every day.

Let's protect our social security and Medicare.

The highest function of ecology is the understanding of consequences.

Nothing on earth in fiction is less interesting than characters under the influence of alcohol.

This generation, our generation of people who benefited, must always be the pioneers who look to younger people and say mediocrity is not accommodated in what we do.

I've learned that everyone can do their part to repair the world