Silence fell like a hammer made of feathers. It left holes in the shape of the sound of the sea.

Don't look back!" "Why not?" "Because I just did! Run faster!

Even our fears make us feel important, because we fear we might not be.

Light died in the west. Night and tears took the Nation. The star of Water drifted among the clouds like a murderer softly leaving the scene of the crime.

Reality so often fails when it comes to small, satisfying details, she thought.

...You want a special truth. *You* want the truth to be a truth that *you* like. You want it to be a pretty little truth that fits what you already believe!

I recall no arrangement, Mau, no bargain, covenant, agreement or promise. There is what happens, and what does not happen. There is no 'should

To enjoy the beauty of life, live profoundly in the present moment without the fear of the past or future.

Man survives earthquakes, epidemics, the horrors of disease, and agonies of the soul, but all the time his most tormenting tragedy has been, is, and will always be, the tragedy of the bedroom.

Trying to force something is the best way to stop it happening.

The way we choose to see the world creates the world we see.

Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who start out with a great idea, but have no real familiarity with the business world

Communism is the flower of idleness.

Absence makes the heart grow frozen, not fonder.

Often beauty grows dull or common when speech breaks the mask.

I think of myself as a beginner. Sometimes that's the whole joy. If you could just do it, there'd be no point in doing it.