He knew that the disdain for death and crazy courage of youngsters stemmed from a lack of imagination.

To be neutral does not mean to be indifferent or insensitive. You don't have to kill your feelings. It's enough to kill hatred within yourself.

People like to invent monsters and monstrosities. Then they seem less monstrous themselves... they feel better then. They find it easier to live.

Only death can finish the fight, everything else only interrupts the fighting.

A story can only be contained in a book.

Prawda jest córą czasu poczętą w przypadkowym i krótkotrwałym romansie ze zbiegiem okoliczności.

They are not demons, not devils...Worse than that.They are people.

You mistake the stars reflected in the surface of the lake at night for the heavens

Night and day the streets resounded with music, song, and the clinking of chalices and tankards, for it is well known that nothing is such thirsty work as the acquisition of knowledge.

The sword of destiny has two edges. You are one of them.

They weren't lying. They firmly believed it all. Which doesn't change the facts.

It's impossible to sprint into the providential arms of what is ahead...if we continue to trip on what is behind.

Prayer, Holy communication with God

Since no one really knows what or who God is, or whether God is at all, why can't God be hope?

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

I was writing poems when I was young, you know, because my father was a poet, so it was absolutely normal to follow my father.

It's important to be active in the causes that are important to you... That's how we make changes in this world.

Choosing to be loved and to take the leap to get married younger than most of my friends was not a career-limiting decision for me.

Most people are terribly afraid of their own sexuality, and one has to respect another person's sadhana, another person's path.

Mothers." The man made a word sound like a curse. "I think birthing does something to your minds. You are all mad.

You like me, Josie Moraine. You just don't know it yet.