I want to see thirst In the syllables, Tough fire In the sound; Feel through the dark For the scream.

He who does not travel, who does not read, who does not listen to music, who does not find grace in himself, she who does not find grace in herself, dies slowly.

If nothing saves us from death, at least love should save us from life

Love is not about property, diamonds and gifts. It is about sharing your very self with the world around you.

In one kiss, you'll know all I haven't said.

To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.

Every day you play with the light of the universe.

Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life.

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.

And one by one the nights between our separated cities are joined to the night that unites us.

If each day falls inside each night, there exists a well where clarity is imprisoned. We need to sit on the rim of the well of darkness and fish for fallen light with patience.

Meditation and mindfulness are tools for working with the mind, but where they have led me is to a blossoming of the heart...

When it comes to serious cuts to major programs like Medicaid, the American people are not calling for leadership but magic. They want cuts with no pain.

I direct, and I make movies I can't finance. I can't raise money. I can't sell anything. I make things.

That's the biggest thing to separate - your body from your self worth.

No moral person would do such a thing unless they thought it was divinely warranted.

Abstain from all sinful, unwholesome actions, perform only pious wholesome ones, purify the mind; this is the teaching of enlightened ones

The only time you should look down at someone, is when you are helping them up.

Time is the tiger that devours me, but I am that tiger.

I'd never been in play long enough for the flowers to die in the dressing room

As a writer I try to operate within a framework of Christian principles, and the words that are important to me are religious words: witness, pilgrimage, intention.