You gave me your curse, holy Fathers. I give you a blessing: May you be as moral and religious as I am.

As I watched the seagulls, I thought, That's the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust.

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.

I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.

True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.

Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.

The only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet.

My soul comes from better worlds and I have an incurable homesickness of the stars.

You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint the paradise, then in you go.

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almond tree blossomed.

People are only rational on the surface.

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

But this bus was a bit too full. The driver only appeared to control the glass and metal around him. In reality, he was at the nose of a travelling paroxysm.

Don't look back. Something may be gaining on you.

Ask her what she craved, and she'd get a little frantic about things like books, the woods, music. Plants and the seasons. Also freedom.

I love my hockey, but if you can do that and go home and just be a dad and husband, then you have the best of both worlds.

I love you to pieces, distraction, etc.

If you shift from compulsiveness to consciousness, being joyful will not be an effort.

Build your skills, not your resume.

If you are allergic to alcohol... can you take shots for that?