The less people think of you, the more they will reveal to you or in your presence.

She entered a state where prayer and poetry became one and the everyday world seemed full of holiness and significance.

But just as the river is always at the door, so is the world always outside. And it is in the world that we have to live.

How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?

...What does the blessing of heaven mean? We know the kirin is just an animal, not a mythical creature." It has become a symbol now.... That is the way human beings deal with the world.

..while I was happy enough to pray to any god, knowing that they were simply different faces created by men, of one indivisible truth.

Don't you know the man whose life you spare will always hate you?

I miss the days when I was alone with my characters and no one else knew them except me.

Death comes suddenly and life is fragile and brief. No one can alter this either by prayers or spells.

It's like a spell. It's so strong I can't fight it. Is love always like this?

When illusions are shattered by truth, talent is set free.

Well, no, not married as such, but yes, there is a specific girl that I'm not married to.

Being yourself is the one thing you can always be the best at because only you can do it.

There were times when I had great times with my brothers, pillow fights and things, but I was, used to always cry from loneliness.

For intellect is a mansion where waste is without drain.

life itself is not the miracle. that pain should be so constant, that's the miracle -

Bush may be a strong leader in the war on terrorism, but on budget deficits he is missing-in-action.

One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty.

I've always been better moving than I am standing still.

Sometimes the measure of friendship isn't your ability to not harm but your capacity to forgive the things done to you and ask forgiveness for your own mistakes.

I was raised by a mother who was a Sunday school teacher and a father who worked hard. Together they taught me to give back.