In your own bosom you bear your heaven and earth, And all you behold, though it appears without, It is within, in your imagination, Of which this world of mortality is but a shadow.

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

The totally alive, totally conscious, and totally aware Universe takes care of itself completely. It is totally self- reliant and totally self- sufficient. It is perfect.

Love isn't about what happens after, it's about how great it is finding that love. The greater the find and chase, the longer the love lasts.

That thing you had to force yourself to do-the actual act of writing-turns out to be the best part.

The most effective missionsries always act out of love

No matter how bad things get, eventually the sun is going to shine.

I've eaten things that didn't complain this much.

For nearly 3,500 years Exodus has left such an imprint on people's memories that I cannot imagine it had been invented just as a legend or a tale.

Only strong natures can really be sweet ones; those that seem sweet are in general only weak, and may easily turn sour.

So I got into growing grapes, not realizing that there was a heck of a lot more to it than meets the eye.

It's a community event. Community events create strong communities, and a strong community is a healthy community. A healthy community is a happy community.