Integrity is never a given. It is a quality that can only be proven over time.

People often associate complexity with deeper meaning, when often after precious time has been lost, it is realized that simplicity is the key to everything.

Never allow your ego to diminish your ability to listen.

Never put yourself in a position to be made an example of.

Emotional awareness is the tether between our Awakened and Dream States. It is the bridge that connects our island in the physical realm to the unexplored Universes that are waiting for us.

If you make time for the nonsense, good or bad, it will continue to seek you out.

Healing ultimately comes down to whether or not you have made the decision to do so.

Rich or poor, money rules with an iron fist.

When you have experienced the depth of your inner self, the idea of enlightenment is no longer a goal to strive towards, but rather an attitude to maintain.

The practice of Detachment encourages the positive aspects of your life to become dominant, while providing a clear path for the negative aspects to recede.

You are the most influential person in your life. You can embrace your strengths or give away your power. The choice is yours.

Know what you are talking about.

One would think a writer would be happy here -- if a writer is every happy anywhere.

I believe everyone is born into the world to do something unique and distinctive.

So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.

South Africa was something that just kind of hit me.

There would be no Sherlock Holmes if it were not for serial publication.

We are what we believe ourselves to be

Feel the wounded heart that's underneath the addiction, self-loathing, or anger.

I love to fantasize still, as I did as a little boy. If I see a movie, I want to fantasize about what it's all about.

You are all in jail. Each alone, solitary, with a heap of what he owns. You live in prison, die in prison. It is all I can see in your eyes - the wall, the wall!