Nothing that comes and goes is you. 'I am bored.' Who knows this? 'I am angry, sad, afraid.' Who knows this? You are the knowing, not the condition that is known.

The past has no power over the present moment.

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.

When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life.

When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation, change the situation or accept it, all else is madness.

Stop looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love - you have a treasure within that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.

When you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in your life.

In today's rush we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just Being.

Observe your thoughts, don't believe them.

Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.

You are not separate from the whole. You are one with the sun, the earth, the air. You don’t have a life. You are life.

Art is my Life.

Writers are a superior breed. No one else can face so much rejection and still thrive.

As for New York City, it is a place apart. There is not its match in any other country in the world.

It looks like the future's really bright.

We are told to value ourselves without feedback, but if nobody is making a pass at you or trying to take you to Bermuda, how are you supposed to feel? Confident?

At home I've got 1,500 cook books and the spines have all gone, the pages are all torn - it's chaos.

For those who are still merely vegetarian and not yet vegan, I ask, what in heaven's name are you waiting for?

In American politics, 'Europe' is usually a code word for 'big government.'

With thee all tales are sweet; each clime has charms; earth - sea alike - our world within our arms.

The whole point is to discipline the mind.