Franny understood then that grace was not like a present. It could not be given, and it could not be taken away.

If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.

When we replace a sense of service and gratitude with a sense of entitlement and expectation, we quickly see the demise of our relationships, society, and economy.

When you're finally a grown-up, one of the things you find is that there are no grown-ups.

Today I divide my day between being actor, producer and distributor, and the monotony is broken.

We are so very rich if we know just a few people in a way in which we know no others.

Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you.

What's the point of having great knowledge and keeping them all to yourself?

To someone who could grasp the Universe from a unified standpoint the entire creation would appear as a unique truth and necessity.

Thus Carol hit upon the tragedy of old age, which is not that it is less vigorous than youth, but that it is not needed by youth.

The difference between a white man and an Indian is this- A white man wants to leave money to his children. An Indian wants to leave forests.