We are not obliged to like everyone, only to love and forgive everyone, sometimes from a distance.

...the longer one stays in full flight from reality, the more painful will be the landing.

...frankly, many times, the people that we resent either have no idea about it or could care less.

Ego doesn't want us to be loving, forgiving and kind to each other or even to ourselves.

Desire as a motivator for achievement and even for survival isn't a bad thing. It's when desire drives us to grab more than our share or harm others that issues arise.

Our reputations are so out of our control that it's laughable how much time and effort so many of us put into trying to "control" them.

Ego very much wants to make you think that your self worth is all about what you possess, what you've accomplished, and who you know.

If you are worrying about reputation, you are taking time away from doing the things that really matter.

When relying solely on ego, we are given many messages that are contrary to the achievement of that happy and fulfilling life that most of us actually desire.

The ego is never satisfied. So, if you're not satisfied with what you have right now, consider what is driving you.

The more "things" I have, the more time I spend thinking about them, moving them around, fixing them, looking for them, or upgrading them.

He sat for a long time and thought to himself that he wished he knew how to pray, yet he knew, untaught, how by abandonment of himself to let the quietness take hold of him.

Every time Nyx thought she’d gotten out of the business of killing boys, she shot another one.

Being in a relationship is like being in A.A. My friends ask me, 'How's it going with that girl?' 'One day at a time, man.'

I think the U.S. is falling behind. There's massive government initiatives going around the world and you see that there's a real enthusiasm for genetics.

Keep your eyes on the horizon and your nose to the wind.

Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves.

Education makes a straight ditch of a free meandering brook.

The job of a storyteller is to tell stories, and I have concentrated on that obligation.

Do I even think about myself as a woman when I go to make art? Of course not.

The memories you have are just recordings of things past, not chains to bind you.