It is possible to refine awareness itself so much that the emptiness of things, and the role mental construction plays, becomes a directly apprehended reality.

All relaxation does is allow the truth to be felt. The mind is cleared, like a dirty window wiped clean, and the magnitude of what we might ordinarily take for granted inspires tears.

There’s no path to liberation that doesn’t pass through the shadow.

What a miracle, that all we have to do to be beautifully loving creatures is just relax and allow.

At the last stages of the journey, there’s no journey at all.

If I could have anyone in the world, it would still be you

A farewell to my shadow is not my death

I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.

Boys and girls can be friends. It's not weird. They're a person and they can be your best friend in the whole world.

I don't know if I would do sequels. I almost feel like when I'm done with them, they're going to have to find their own way.

If you give somebody a lot of questions to answer and then they walk by a bowl of candy, they are more likely to grab the candy because they're tired out from answering questions and can't resist.

Your age doesn't define your maturity; your grades don't define your ability; and what people say about you doesn't define who you are.

I spent my whole childhood wishing I were older and now I'm spending my adulthood wishing I were younger.

My family runs a little art gallery back in Cornwall, so flashy cars and things like that have never really been particularly interesting to me.