It was as if all of the happiness, all of the magic of this blissful hour had flowed together into these stirring, bittersweet tones and flowed away, becoming temporal and transitory once more.

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables philosophy to blossom into religion.

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life.

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.

When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the smile of God, I return to my childhood, too, for that is where the most significant discoveries turn up.

This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of contentment and well-being that needed no changes and no intensification.

Lord I thank you for the wise-words and grace to write.

Ethel and Frances found a means for consolation together: travel.

I'll teach you, " Tiger Lily offered with a shrug of her shoulders."Did your mother teach you?" he asked."I don't have a mother, " she said. "Like you."For some reason, Peter was glad to hear it.

She seemed glad to see me when I appeared in the kitchen, and by watching her I began to think there was some skill involved in being a girl.

Why are you singing?” Daniel asked. “You’re just lying in the dirt and singing. That’s weird. I thought you were supposed to be some kind of scary monster.

[Liberty] is a choreand a long-distance race, quite solitary, quite exhausting.

Wildflowers are the stuff of my heart!

Storytelling sticks in the mind because it attaches emotions to events, and that's the way we remember things. If you don't tell stories, no one will remember what you say.

I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.

Life is like Avant Garde. It will make you uncomfortable, and leave the room. But always remember to come back and watch the artist bow.