I would like to learn, or remember, how to live.

I alternate between thinking of the planet as home - dear and familiar stone hearth and garden - and as a hard land of exile in which we are all sojourners.

You do not have to sit outside in the dark. If, however, you want to look at the stars, you will find that darkness is necessary. But the stars neither require nor demand it.

Nature's silence is its one remark, and every flake of world is a chip off that old mute and immutable block.

The soul may ask God for anything, and never fail.

What is the difference between a cathedral and a physics lab? Are not they both saying: Hello? We spy on whales and on interstellar radio objects we starve ourselves and pray till we're blue.

I set up and staged hundreds of ends-of-the-world and watched, enthralled, as they played themselves out.

To create a peaceful world, inhale the love of life and exhale the beauty of life.

I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.

Motherhood . . . is an act of infinite optimism.

Man emulates earth Earth emulates heaven Heaven emulates the Way The way emulates nature.

Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.

A half-hour before bedtime, I remind myself that I now deserve to prepare myself for a good night's sleep. You can't focus on your work if you're sleep-deprived even if you have a fascinating job.

Our journey is just beginning.

The most dangerous moment comes with victory.

Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest peaks.

People who walk by faith don't see obstacles, they see opportunities.