He made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous

Everybody likes to have a place to think, to meditate, to eat a burrito.

If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.

He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.

Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.

If you teach kids how to tell stories, they have a better chance at everything.

What kind of life can you have in a house without books?

Don't live up to your stereotypes.

When you resort to violence to prove a point, you’ve just experienced a profound failure of imagination.

If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.

Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained.

The heart knows nothing except its own mind.

First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.

Art is apotheosis; Often, the complaint of beauty.

This is something everyone knows: A well-used city street is apt to be a safe street. A deserted city street is apt to be unsafe.

The last time Earth was 1°C warmer than today, sea levels were 20 feet higher.

We learn to treasure words that people call us; we learn to live by words that hurt. We cannot toss them aside, so in time they become our dignity.

In seven to ten years video traffic on the Internet will exceed data and voice traffic combined.

You don't want to line up on the blocks and know you have not done everything you possibly can.

The trick is to begin looking for the grace hidden beneath the struggle.

The fish trap exists because of the fish: once you have gotten the meanings, you can forget the words.