I wondered, "Why have I been chasing happiness my whole life when bliss was here the entire time?

A true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.

I've never seen any life transformation that didn't begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit.

Tis' better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly.

Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.

I'm choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I'm making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.

This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.

There's always another level up. There's always another ascension. More grace, more light, more generosity, more compassion, more to shed, more to grow.

You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight.

Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.

If you're going to answer the call and you're going to transform and you're going to change, get ready. It is not a day at the beach.

Bob, would you be willing to take on Evil Bob?"Bob's eyes darted nervously. "I'd . . . prefer not to. I'd really, really prefer not to. You have no idea. That me was crazy. And buff. He worked out.

Attitude plays a bigger role than you may imagine in determining your future success—bigger than talent, money, or popularity.

That's what keeps me going: dreaming, inventing, then hoping and dreaming some more in order to keep dreaming.

Hopefully my music is medicine, some type of antidote for something or some kind of explanation or just to feel good.

In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals. The prize our own, it is graceful to recognize the merit that vainly aspired to it.

Maybe you're willing to tolerate a lot of bigotry from Donald Trump if you say, just change things, just change things.

Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture.

Some writers keep a tighter rein on that than others. For short story collections I'm definitely in the loose-rein camp.

My horse was in the lead, coming down the home stretch, but the caddie fell off.

God will open up places of service for you as He sees you are ready. Meanwhile, study the Bible and give yourself a chance to grow.