They say that the best counsel is that of woman.

Light-enchanted sunflower, thou Who gazest ever true and tender On the sun's revolving splendour.

Restless sunflower; cease to move.

Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.

These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, sleeping in the cold night's arms.

When love is not madness, it is not love.

What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough: for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.

In this treacherous world Nothing is the truth nor a lie. Everything depends on the color Of the crystal through which one sees it

But whether it be dream or truth, to do well is what matters. If it be truth, for truth's sake. If not, then to gain friends for the time when we awaken.

For man's greatest crime is to have been born.

Speak no evil of women; I tell thee the meanest of them deserves respect; for of women do we not all come?

Death is meaningless unless it happens to someone you know.

Everywhere, except in theology, there has been a vigorous growth of skepticism about skepticism itself.

I like the community of acting better than the prison of writing. I like sets.

Back in 1992, I had my first story accepted by 'The New Yorker.'

When you love a child, you forgive her before she can even ask. Basically you've already forgiven her for things she hasn't even done yet.

Ethical and responsible behavior needs to become the cornerstone of corporate behavior

Make use of all free time at the office and elsewhere for chanting your mantra or reading spiritual books. Avoid indulging in unnecessary gossip and try to talk about spiritual subjects with others.

A king is sometimes obliged to commit crimes; but they are the crimes of his position.

Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace the day's disasters in his morning face.

The poetry of country music will survive.