When we live our lives authentically, we discover our true place in the world for the first time.

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.

Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.

One of the most important milestones we'll all hit along the way is the moment when we finally own our unique point of view and realize how priceless it is.

Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen.

Expect to have hope rekindled. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.

Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.

Life is not made up of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years, but of moments. You must experience each one before you can appreciate it.

Grace is available for each of us every day - our spiritual daily bread - but we've got to remember to ask for it with a grateful heart and not worry about whether there will be enough for tomorrow.

Every time we remember to say "thank you", we experience nothing less than heaven on earth.

Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.

All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.

What ultimately happened is that my country had a war. I think it would be extraordinary, as a writer, not to want to write about that.

Art need no longer be an account of past sensations.

You'll never find rainbows, If you're looking down...

Every American carries in his bloodstream the heritage of the malcontent and the dreamer.

You may have trouble getting permission to aero or lithobrake asteroids on Earth.

Learn to see things backwards, inside out, and upside down.

I will always have a stutter.

I like writing because you can make things happen and turn out the way they never do in real life.

I think we should keep the grain and export the farmers.