There is greater clarity in the still waters of sadness, something not found in the babbling brooks of more sought after emotions.

You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun.

Time spent doing whatever it is you do to escape your daily life would be better spent acquiring a life that needs no escape.

At some point your candle will go out, so make use of the light.

It shouldn't take a life-changing event to spark change in your life.

I have often believed the pen to be a needle, and ink to be a thread. Each story is an intricately woven tapestry and with each word I invariably sew a piece of myself into the page.

It shouldn't take a life-changing event for you to change your life.

I may be going nowhere, but what a ride.

And the man who dreamt of flight has tripped and fallen in a hole.

We are more than the person who wakes each day. We are the dreams of the previous night and the nightmares of the week before.

The death of a lesser man is the death of all those who believe themselves to be greater.

A child is child.

Rules cannot take the place of character.

See yourself as a small child, fragile and vulnerable, and breathe in. Smile with love to this small child within yourself, and breathe out.

In the aftermath of September 11th, it is critical to secure our borders.

True spirituality is a mental attitude you can practice at any time.

Ecological differentiation is the necessary condition for coexistence.

I have no plans to slow down.

South Africa is the only country in the world who gives AZT to health workers for needle-stick injuries. It's very doubtful that we're doing the right thing.

There is a quiet at the heart of love, And I have pierced the pain and come to peace.

Lay hold of today's task, and you will not depend so much upon tomorrow's.