Hatred is as much an attachment as desire. Love liberates.

Be more humble than a blade of grass, more tolerant than a tree, always offering respect onto others and never expecting any in return

Be like a tree. The tree gives shade even to him who cuts off its boughs.

Let emotion inform, but not form, your decision

Resentment of reality can hurt more than reality

Meditation is defined by not just the mode of thinking, but also the object of thought

You do not get peace in this world until you are broken into pieces.

It's harder to write in the third person but the advantage is you move around better.

There must always be two kinds of art: escape-art, for man needs escape as he needs food and deep sleep, and parable-art, that art which shall teach man to unlearn hatred and learn love.

You can never tell about a person by guessing...that's why language was invented. Otherwise, we'd all be like dogs, sniffing each other to find out where we stood.

Ham shook his head, sitting down, pouring himself something to drink. "I don't get it, El. Why'd she attack him?" "She's loony," Spook said.

The thinnest yellow light of November is more warming and exhilarating than any wine they tell of. The mite which November contributes becomes equal in value to the bounty of July.

My roots are Scottish. My dad's parents are from Scotland, and my mum's dad is Scots.

...it behooves us to adapt oneself to the times if one wants to enjoy continued good fortune.

Grace, by definition, is something that God is not required to grant. He owes a fallen world no mercy.

One thing my and mother and dad shared completely was their approach to money - they just didn't spend it.

Sometimes when you're in a more fast-paced place, with more to see and do, you miss out on things like nature and beautiful, God-made things. They call it "God's country"!