What lives in words is what words were needed to learn.

You may do this, I tell you, it is permitted. Begin again the story of your life.

The heat of autumn is different from the heat of summer. One ripens apples, the other turns them to cider.

Zen pretty much comes down to three things -- everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention.

How fragile we are, between the few good moments.

Habit, laziness, and fear conspire to keep us comfortably within the familiar.

How silently the heart pivots on its hinge.

Existence itself is nothing if not an amazement. Good poems restore amazement.

Something looks back from the trees, and knows me for who I am.

In sorrow, pretend to be fearless. In happiness, tremble.

You must try, the voice said, to become colder. I understood at once. It's like the bodies of gods: cast in bronze, braced in stone. Only something heartless could bear the full weight.

Give as few orders as possible, " his father had told him once long ago. "Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject.

God is always full of blessings, but your mental attitude towards life is what determines how of His blessings that you will get to receive in your lifetime.

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.

Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.

Brooks Robinson is not a fast man, but his arms and legs move very quickly.

I'm not recommending that you think positive thoughts. It's more about experiencing more emotions and feelings that make you feel more connected with the world.

He didn't want to please his readers. He wanted to stretch them until they twanged.

I want my shows to be eerie and mysterious.

What I've got to live up to, is being myself. If I do that, the rest will take care of itself.

You'll find, my friend, that what you love will take you places you never dreamed you'd go.