Once more I am the silent one who came out of the distance wrapped in cold rain and bells: I owe to earth's pure death the will to sprout.

He who does not travel, who does not read, who does not listen to music, who does not find grace in himself, she who does not find grace in herself, dies slowly.

If nothing saves us from death, at least love should save us from life

Love is not about property, diamonds and gifts. It is about sharing your very self with the world around you.

In one kiss, you'll know all I haven't said.

To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.

Every day you play with the light of the universe.

Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life.

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.

And one by one the nights between our separated cities are joined to the night that unites us.

If each day falls inside each night, there exists a well where clarity is imprisoned. We need to sit on the rim of the well of darkness and fish for fallen light with patience.

I don't think it was pain that made [Vincent Van Gogh] great - I think his painting brought him whatever happiness he had.

One needs confidence in the morning and courage at night.

If you really want to hurt, find someone who loves you.

Arrogance is truly the child of impiety, but from health of soul comes happiness, dear to all, much prayed for.

The Muslim world is threatened by religious fanaticism. The Western world is threatened by secular fanaticism.

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.

One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories.

I like to remind myself, as a parent, that God holds me responsible to, not for, my children!

I wish you were a mind-reader. I want you to know everything but I don't want to have to tell you. Because there are some things I don't want to say out loud.

...knowing that to be a librarian was to come as close as any human being can to sitting in the peak-seat of eternity's engine.