. . .in your light, had I learned to love, here in your beauty, could I speakknowing of this space close withinas the breath held inside a garden rose, there— there is no time.

. . .though the names of lovers are forgotten in time, their nameswritten across the sky as ogham threads are tracedbetween the stars

we lived depravityand called it truth, silencingour dreaming, andour love, discardingthings holy.

The general air of insecurity and affection made it too easy for him to imagine these once-a-year fabulous creatures as the cubicle dwellers most of them were in everyday life.

Engulfment is a moment of hypnosis.

A comely female inhabiting the Mohammedan Paradise to make things cheery for the good Mussulman, whose belief in her existence marks a noble discontent with his earthly spouse, whom he denies a soul.

Authenticity and knowing who you are is fundamental to being an effective and long-standing leader.

I have always been fond of recognizing the spiritual side of someone's personality. It's a very lovely concept.

I saw and heard, and knew at last The How and Why of all things, past, and present, and forevermore.

God never uses a person greatly until He has wounded him deeply. The privilege He offers you is greater than the price you have to pay. The privilege is greater than the price.

Life is precious, fragile, fleeting - and Murphy's life was one of my favorites.

When you're jumping so high for something so far up in the sky, you have to know that there is definitely someone there who can catch you, someone who knows how to catch you and when.

Do not run away, it is cowardice.