The goal of individuation is wholeness, as much as we can accomplish, not the triumph of the ego.

Fear of our own depths is the enemy.

Deep down inside we always seek for our departed loved ones

The worst pain in the world goes beyond the physical. Even further beyond any other emotional pain one can feel. It is the betrayal of a friend.

Always! That is the dreadful word ... it is a meaningless word too.

Life was too short and ended too suddenly. If you didn't take advantage of what you had today, tomorrow it might be ripped from you.

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.

No adultery is bloodless.

The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power. My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible.

When students write from experience, they can breathe those specifics into their writing- dialect, odd smells, precise names of plants- that can animate even the most tired and tedious text.

It is a bad business, dealing in lottery tickets ... Riches got in such a hasty manner never wear well.

You have to be able to communicate in life and probably schools underemphasize that. If you can't talk to people or write, you're giving up your potential.