His teachings, said his disciple Musaeus, had one simple theme: 'Everything comes into being from the One and is resolved into the One again.

It was generally believed, said Theophilus, that Orpheus learned his music from the birds. His small voice, piping after theirs, filled with all the secret stories of the earth.

Give away all your love and become the love, and love never dies.

I live in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER.

When I near the end of a book, it feels as if the entire universe meets me more than halfway and supports me. The whole world seems to shimmer when I find the words. My mind quiets.

I'd be kidding if I said that I predicted the financial collapse.

I lived in Norway and Texas when I was a kid.

I am a self-proclaimed "fitness addict," so I am one of those people who actually really, really enjoys working out.

I always believed that I have something important to say and I said it.

It's hard to keep family life and workplace separated.

Lovers remember everything. [Lat., Meminerunt omnia amantes.]

I bit a pillow. Or two.