It was lovely, and tempting, to exert power over men and to shine before others, but power also had its perditions and perils.

Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults.

The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. The God's name is Abraxas.

I live in my dreams — that's what you sense. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own. That's the difference.

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.

I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.

Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.

All the world's a stage.

There is only One holy Knowledge, the excellent knowledge of God.

Dependency on stuff, on people and on things is one of the greatest things that could kill.

Always keep a sharp lookout. "Keep your finger out"!

I know my curves are sexy and I want everyone else to know that theirs are too. There is no reason to hide and every reason to flaunt.

You should be careful what you wish for, as the reasons for war get confused. One person can be very clear in their motives, but others can have different agendas.

Don't worry about your father. He's a perfectly contented, self-sufficient zombie.

America, you must be born again!

I don't deserve your love or your shine, but I want it because with you I can feel the sun. I don't want to go back to those shadows.

I had rather stand the shock of a basilisk than the fury of a merciless pen.