Every new dayOur children's joy is as fresh as roses, Even the birds chatter at dawn.

Be content to love, to dazzle in the light, If only for moments… And then be gone, With gladness in your heart, Before the creeping shadows Claim too much your sadness at leaving.

Ours was such a delicious risk. My being abruptly and altogether Ecstatic and be-stilled.

On the canvas of life, Every sweep of the brush matters, Counts for something.

Sense how Even the smooth stones ache With stories of their own In the shuddering light of day.

The searing light of morning Asks unwelcome questions, Fragile hopes soon blistered by daylight.

Be brave enough to never yearn For that you cannot hold close In your heart forever. Tread lightly, cherish compassion And live in the moment without fear.

Ultimately not one amongst us Will ever be denied that, The glimmer of a chance to shine.

I am sad, like the hot dust on the streets And the music of fresh fallen leaves Caught in a sliding summer breeze.

Sublime moments refracted, Even if only for seconds, Caught forever in your soul.

Nothing that truly matters Can ever evaporate, Be excised, Burnt out of your soul.

I try to smile at her, but I can't extend my flexibility training to my mouth, it just won't move.

I asked a Burmese why women, after centuries of following their men, now walk ahead. He said there were many unexploded land mines since the war.

A lot of why I do something is just the novelty of the experience.

Everything is made up of the exact same thing, whether it's your hand, the ocean, or a star.

Dogs are our link to paradise.

I am still searching for the expression of those confused sensations that we bring with us at birth.

The world of men show like a comedy without laughter: populations, interests, government, history; 't is all toy figures in a toyhouse.

It's hard for me to get embarrassed, but the things that do embarrass me would be if anybody ever heard my wife and I talking in our robust, made-up language.

Be patient and live with the knowledge that all you are searching for is certain to come if you prepare for it and expect it.

I liked to read but, being a dancer, I didn't have a lot of time to read.