I am a follower of Jesus and a student of the Buddha. Why is that so hard for my fellow Christians to grasp?

We love against the night, burning like stars against the darkness of bread and circuses.

The happiness in our hearts is there for we dare to dream in light when the world tells us to scream in the darkness.

Love is the reason why, even in suffering, we smile.

All bowmen are caught between heaven and earth, born to discovery, choosing to love and raise their eyes high to a future that is apparent only through the strength of their hope.

For in the sorrow, there is also our happiness.

The marriage bond is more than a civil contract. It is a reward for loving well.

There will always be trouble so there will always be a time for heroes

There is peace in play.

Where are you, oh heart, which I loved from the start? Did you ever arrive? How long must we stay apart?

Through all people, the Music of Love would pour, bringing light to the swords that sped through the darkness. And the light of their blades would lead the constellations to their destination.

If ye canna see the bright side o' life, polish the dull side

The mark of higher education isn't the knowledge you accumulate in your head. It's the skills you gain about how to learn.

Night-time is when I brainstorm; last thing, when the family's asleep and I'm alone, I think about the next day's writing and plan a strategy for my assault on the blank page.

The race is long but in the end it is only with YOURSELF.

The mind reels at the multiplication of books intended to justify the author's promotion from assistant to associate professor.

Architecture and any art can transform a person, even save someone. It can for children - for anyone. It still does for me.

For me, its always a failure of the imagination. I have that anxiety that time is passing, that everything is ultimately fleeting and impermanent. I better take advantage of every single moment.

An orator of past times declared that his calling was to make small things appear to be grand.

Im not so sure that younger people today really appreciate the enormous bravery that went into the creation and production of that film, or how important a film at the time it really was.

He's about as predictable as a Wasp on speed.