For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

And then something invisible snapped insider her, and that which had come together commenced to fall apart.

There are some people who're all doctors. Is it genetic?

My earliest memory is of the best Christmas gift ever, a toy train. I remember riding that thing all through our house.

With acting, you have to take it seriously because the other actors are putting in a lot of effort - and if you say, 'I'm just bullshitting here', it's like dissing 'em.

Life is a pressure cooker and whether you remain serene or become stressed-out depends on how you handle that pressure.

I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.

We have nothing to lose by trusting the infinite power of the Self, except the bondage of our own ignorance.

I don't remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I don't even remember my first kiss.

That's a skill that I'm proud of: to be able to be a jazz musician and go a bit crazy sometimes and other times be able to pull it all in and lay it down like a track.