Of what I know, I have told you only a little. Why have I not told you the rest? Because it would not lead you to Nirvana.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.

Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading

Tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of men.

Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.

Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.

Don’t be too stereotyped, be ready to explore new opportunities

Writing is a solitary existence, especially if you forget to chat to your friends – sorry, I meant characters.

True faith is unconditional.It is simply the reverence and aspiration towards a certain kind of spirit.Faith is not even the means of obtaining reward.Faith itself is the end.

I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.

I know if I had the chance of going aboard the Titanic in those days, I would have gone - I know I would have. I adore going on the Queen Mary - I think it's the only way to travel from New York.

There's a difference between knowing what's on the page in a history book and actually feeling that page have curves and valleys.

I grew up in a martial arts gym surrounded by men and boys, and I pretty much call myself a tomboy.

Art can be engaged in the world without being specifically politically engaged.

Human nature is to need a map. If you’re brave enough to draw one, people will follow.

Take a saint, and put him into any condition, and he knows how to rejoice in the Lord.