You can’t conquer everything in a day. Or even a week. Maybe not even a year. There’s no way to work hard at grieving. You just have to let it happen. And you are, so don’t fight it.

Literature is the real life of imaginary people.

I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.

To awaken within the dream is our purpose now. When we are awake within the dream, the ego-created earth-drama comes to an end and a more benign and wonderous dream arises.

If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.

You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards of others, or ignore them and concentrate on being happy with yourself as you are.

My aim is to agitate and disturb people. I'm not selling bread; I'm selling yeast.

In books we seek God; in prayer we find him. Prayer is the key which opens God's heart.

I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.

I try to sit down at the typewriter four times a day, even if it's only five minutes, and write three sentences.

At the turn of the twenty-first century, the richest 5 percent of people receive one-third of total global income, as much as the poorest 80 percent.