Socrates asked the key question: why should we be moral?

The moment I saw her, a part of me walked out of my body and wrapped itself around her. And there it still remains.

There seems to be no hope. But pretending to be hopeful is the only grace we have . . .

Normalcy was declared. (Normalcy was always a declaration.)

Life went on. Death went on. The war went on.

History would be a revelation of the future as much as it was a study of the past.

Enemies can't break your spirit, only friends can.

Who can know from the word goodbye what kind of parting is in store for us.

Even in the most uneventful of our lives, we are called upon to choose our battles...

Sitting next to Tilo, breathing next to her, he felt like an empty house whose locked windows and doors were creaking open a little, to air the ghosts trapped inside it.

Cow, goat, chicken, lamb . . . only slaves eat like this, ’ Musa said, heaping an impolite amount on to his plate. ‘Our stomachs are graveyards.

May God grant your a great grace to live the fullness of life in the coming year.

You don’t need to be anywhere

Life's difficulties are merely necessary roughage.

I won’t pressure you, Ari, but I’m not opposed to subtle acts of persuasion.

Trust the Universe. Trust the process.

A kiss is a secret which takes the lips for the ear.

It's good to vandalize one's own work.

Of course there are dozens of meditation techniques, but it all comes down to this - just let it all be. Step over here where it is cool, out of the battle. Why not give it a try?

We simply don't know yet what's going to happen to the carbon in the atmosphere.

Genius begins beautiful works, but only labor finishes them.