I am a man, not a movement, ” he said. “But if a movement is what it takes to end this war, then I will play my part.

Do you ever wonder why music brings a soul to surface? What makes beauty work as well as pain?

...something more than the sum of its parts-

We do it, Jackson, because compassion must be louder than pride.

I’m willing to walk in darkness if it keeps humans in the light.

Every weakness is a place to slide a knife.

If Verity's sins were knives, quick and vicious, then Prosperity's were poison. Slow, insidious, but just as deadly.

Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which observe him with familiar glances.

Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.

Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else - our time, our love, our resources.

The only serious question in life is whether to kill yourself or not.

The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words introduced but even more in the new ideas they express.

When I do the permanent projects or the big projects, when a work is finished, that's the beginning of its life.

Do what is right because it is right; and leave it alone.

The state is a social relationship; a certain way of people relating to one another. It can be destroyed by creating new social relationships; ie, by people relating to one another differently.

Art is a magic which makes the hours melt away and even days dissolve into seconds

Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber.