I alternate between thinking of the planet as home - dear and familiar stone hearth and garden - and as a hard land of exile in which we are all sojourners.

You do not have to sit outside in the dark. If, however, you want to look at the stars, you will find that darkness is necessary. But the stars neither require nor demand it.

I would like to learn, or remember, how to live.

Nature's silence is its one remark, and every flake of world is a chip off that old mute and immutable block.

The soul may ask God for anything, and never fail.

What is the difference between a cathedral and a physics lab? Are not they both saying: Hello? We spy on whales and on interstellar radio objects we starve ourselves and pray till we're blue.

I set up and staged hundreds of ends-of-the-world and watched, enthralled, as they played themselves out.

Our world is made up of a myriad of microcosms, of tiny worlds, each with its own habitues, every one known to the others.

YOUTH, n. The Period of Possibility, when Archimedes finds a fulcrum, Cassandra has a following and seven cities compete for the honor of endowing a living Homer.

You know, I love traveling and I love being exposed to different cultures, but really it's the people that I've met along the way, not the places I've been, that have opened my eyes.

Love after divorce is all about showing and sharing with my son what is good and right in life!

I rarely wear tennis shoes. I'm 5' 8', I hate being short.

I'm not like one of those actors who's a frustrated director.

Remember that the headline and the appeals are ONE AND THE SAME. In successful ads, the appeal is almost always expressed in the headline.

The only reason why I'm a Christian is because I'm a gift of the Father to the Son, not because of anything I've ever done.

You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

The powers of the mind are like the rays of the sun when they are concentrated they illumine.