Life was not longer something to endure, but to live.

Eventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done.

He didnt know what was defeating him, but he sensed it was something he could not cope with, something that was far beyond his power to control or even at this point in time comprehend.

There's a sorrow and pain in everyone's life, but every now and then there's a ray of light that melts the loneliness in your heart and brings comfort like hot soup and a soft bed.

But to believe that getting stuff is the purpose and aim of life is madness.

For weeks Tyrone thought he was going to die any minute, and there were also times when he was afraid he wasnt going to die.

But you cant shut everyone out. I mean you have to have someone to love. . .someone to hold on to. . . someone--

All the energy of their frustration and fear going into their laughter.

...and he just sat back and stared at the tube, almost interested in what was happening, trying to find the ability to believe in that lie so he could believe the one within.

Nothing in human life least of all in religion is ever right until it is beautiful.

I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them

More grievous than tears is the sight of them.

real beauty is so deep you have to move into darkness to understand it.

I'm a very lucky guy. I get to write music that I love, and lo and behold, people seem to really like it. I know how fortunate I am.

If I were to say you are crazy, what part of that would you find unacceptable?

You know what, it's not your life, it's life. Life is bigger than you, if you can imagine that. Life isn't something that you possess, it's something that you take part in and witness.

Sometimes, low-level jobs are challenging even to someone with CEO potential.

I was an only child. I did have kind of like a lonely existence.

Of course there is nothing the matter with the stars It is my emptiness among them While they drift farther away in the invisible morning