The rhythm of solitude, once so intimidating, began to feel comfortable. Aloneness, I was learning, does not have to equal loneliness.

In the English language, it all comes down to this: Twenty-six letters, when combined correctly, can create magic. Twenty -six letters form the foundation of a free, informed society.

Funny... I still can't believe in God." "Does that matter now?"..."He believes in you.

Even if you are not aware of it, there are moments when you are receiving hints, a nudge, or support from the other side.

I ordered a hot chocolate and Chandler got a black coffee. He smiled over at me. "Still no love for coffee?"I shook my head. "Nah, why have bitter and gross when I can have sweet and delicious?

Art is too serious to be taken seriously.

Once a poet calls his myth a myth, he prevents the reader from treating it as a reality; we use the word "myth" only for stories we ourselves cannot believe.

The person must give himself an external sphere of freedom in order to have being as Idea.

Lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game. Kingship belongs to the child.

People give themselves to you, in their talking, and in other ways, if you are quiet and patient and let them, and not in such a damned rush to give yourself to them you go bat-blind and deaf.

People don't care to read what they already think or what any people think - they know all that well enough. They want to know what they ought to think.

There's a very real argument that the minute we are capable of going to a planet, whether it's Mars or another one, and inhabiting it, that we really should.