The dead are my dark matter, filling up impalpably the empty spaces of the world.

Family are people who never earn your respect or love but demand it nevertheless.

The Soul's knowledge, which pertains only to you - should be acted upon today and put to good use.

Be the person you are, not the one others try to create.

Love comes when manipulation stops when you think more about the other person than about his or her reactions to you. When you dare to reveal yourself fully. When you dare to be vulnerable.

People always think I'm Amy Poehler, which never bothers me. I mean, Amy Poehler is great.

Establish a closing ritual. Know when to stop working. Try to end each work day the same way, too. Straighten up your desk. Back up your computer. Make a list of what you need to do tomorrow.

It's so easy to think that this [celebrity] is reality; that people are lining up outside just to write down what I have to say. That's not real; that's weird.

I have a big collection of quotation programs...In particular, I like MCR Software's Wisdom of the Ages, which has the best selection of relevant quotes I know.

Meditation is not a means of forgetting the ego; it is a method of using the ego to observe and tame its own manifestations.

Lord Bacon told Sir Edward Coke when he was boasting, The less you speak of your greatness, the more shall I think of it.