We invent fictions in order to live somehow the many lives we would like to lead when we barely have one at our disposal.

Living is worth the effort if only because without life we could not read or imagine stories.

Because of literature we can decipher, at least partially, the hieroglyphic that existence tends to be for the great majority of human beings.

Change is not what we expect from religious people. They tend to love the past more than the present or the future.

The petty thief is imprisoned but the big thief becomes a feudal lord.

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be phased out, for there will never be anyone to go home to.

If I'm engrossed in a book, I have to rearrange my thoughts before I can mingle with other people, because otherwise they might think I was strange.

I still credit Adrian Lester with being one of my biggest influences.

We are members of a vast cosmic orchestra, in which each living instrument is essential to the complementary and harmonious playing of the whole.

Not everybody is qualified to go to Stanford, but everybody should have access to the best qualify for which they are eligible.

You need to have time to really hear God.

Our barriers to love are rarely consciously chosen. They are our efforts to protect the places where the heart is bruised.

One key to successful leadership is continuous personal change. Personal change is a reflection of our inner growth and empowerment.