Compassion is born from understanding suffering. We all should learn to embrace our own suffering, to listen to it deeply, and to have a deep look into its nature.

When we see that some suffering or some pain is coming up, we don't try to run away from it. In fact, we have to go back and take care of it.

If a lotus is to grow, it needs to be rooted in the mind.

Once you can communicate with yourself, you'll be able to communicate outwardly with more clarity. The way in is the way out.

...if the content of your speech is not authentic, talking or texting on a device doesn't mean you're communicating with another person.

If our minds are blocked, there is no device that will make up for our inability to communicate with ourselves or others.

She tastes like every dark thought I've ever had.

Better an ugly face than an ugly mind.

Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.

I, woman, give birth: and this time to myself.

I need for there to be something bigger than me. I need someone to put awe inside me; I need to come second to someone who has everything figured out.

You cannot travel to the known; because all travels are towards the future and the future is unknown!

For me to speak out against the war in Iraq, you know - most of my fans are lefties anyway, so I don't really get much flack for it.

It is only through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; Through Art and art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence.

Nonviolence against humans cannot take firm hold in society as long as brutality and violence are practiced toward other animals.

Sometimes we set off down a road thinkin' we're goin' one place and we end up another. But that's okay. The important thing is to start.