I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

The flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.

Even when clouds grow thick, the sun still pours its light earthward.

The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.

When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.

The real & lasting practice for each of us is to remove what obstructs us so we can be who we are.

To journey without being changed, is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and to be transformed by the journeying is to be a pilgrim.

Tragedy stays alive by feeling what's been done to us, while peace comes alive by living with the results.

…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” (p.275)

Each of us carries some wisdom waiting to be discovered at the center of our experience. Everything we meet, if faced and held, reveals a part of that wisdom.

…there are no wrong turns, only unexpected paths.

For the first time in his life, he felt exactly what he was, and he was not impressed.

It is impossible to get rid of the bondage of slavery, if we do not start acting as free citizens of our country

I appreciate people who are authentic. Someone who just wants to be cool, I can tell when their intentions aren't right.

I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people.

Abroad is unutterably bloody and foreigners are fiends.

If we want to create a different future, we must have the courage to look at the past.

Jesus Christ was an extremist for love, truth and goodness.

It is courageous to occasionally admit that there are certain things one can't do.

Faithfulness to your husband means sticking up for him, always building him up and never tearing him down.

Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.