If a man found his dream wife, it was because he was wide awake.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

As far as God goes, I _am_ a nonbeliever. Still am. But when it comes to a devil---well, that's something else.

Sufism is experience, and hence not to be defined – imprisoned – in perennial, static categories.

He immediately went down with a thud and I was pretty certain most of the furniture in the room jumped when he landed.

Iron hand in a velvet glove.

But you know, I'm just not a quitter.

Expressing emotion is not so easy. He has to remind himself that English is not her first language. Expressing emotion can be difficult even when the words are familiar.

I've got a friend whose nickname is "Shagger". You might think that's pretty cool. She doesn't like it.

Be a river - not a reservoir.

You can never get enough of 'Jeopardy.'

We like so much to hear people talk of us and of our motives, that we are charmed even when they abuse us.