I find books that have a moral and spiritual center, that speak to what is really important and lasting, hugely appealing.

If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise.

You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.

Nobody's perfect. We're all just one step up from the beasts and one step down from the angels.

Horses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out.

One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by.

You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is "If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim

Most important thing in life is learning how to fall.

But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant.

The fact is, you don't love me, and you haven't destroyed me. You don't have what it takes to do that.

When someone's wounded, the first order of business is to stop the bleeding. You can figure out later how best to help them heal.

The festivity had reached that apogee of joy when you face the happy fate of being crushed to death.

Moksha (ultimate liberation) means that you just have to change your vision.

Actually being funny is mostly telling the truth about things.

All human beings pass away. Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose. If love is to be a blessing, not a misery, it must be for the only beloved who will never pass away.

A country that does not know how to read and write is easy to deceive.

I cherish all of the times I've fallen on my face and made mistakes, because those experiences have made me who I am.

I need very little to work, because I learned how to make movies on tiny movies. It's all kind of easy for me.

The only map of your right life is written on your soul at its most peaceful, and the only sure compass is your heart at its most open.

As for our gods, we have a few too many to be true.

Declare church and state forever separate and distinct; but each free within their proper spheres.