Well, I am something, Ma, you hissed, I am not nothing, I am somebody and I know what I want from life and I know what to do to get it. I will provide for myself.

...a butterfly is like the soul of a person, it dries out in captivity.

Everything is important. To the smallest insect, even the mouldering tree, the deepest stone in the drift.

Marriage is holy and it's private.

In a state of pseudo-death you restore your substance.

Nature is subtle and complex.

..we all have to do things in this life that we don't like..

First smile!! An unseasonal little shower of rain fell here, and a lot of butterflies drowned, so we put them in the sun and they came back to life, and flew up and then Agaat SMILED!

The love of domination and an uncontrolled lust of arbitrary power have prevailed among all nations and perhaps in proportion to the degrees of civilization.

Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind.

The advice we give others is the advice that we ourselves need.

how much of the fun of parenthood lay in watching the children remake, with delighted wonder, one's own discoveries.

Life's battle is a conquest for the strong; The meaning shows in the defeated thing.

I guess, yeah. I've always loved improv. It's my thing. I really like it, but I also think it has to be done well.

Wisdom is tolerance of cognitive dissonance.

Whenever they rebuild an old building, they must first of all destroy the old one.

If you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.

Each species on our planet plays a role in the healthy functioning of natural ecosystems, on which humans depend.