the child unlucky in his little State, Some hearth where freedom is excluded, A hive whose honey is fear and worry, Feels calmer now and somehow assured of escape

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

No person wakes up and finds themselves on the world stage. When that happens, it is in the movies.

I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body differently than by inviting them to be an athlete, by revering one's body as an instrument rather than just an ornament.

The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered.

Having a life is easy. Having a career is hard to come by.

I mean the game is just, everybody talks about baseball but I really think football probably has a little bit more American feeling than anything.

Anytime I hear that somebody's really rich, the first question is, 'Do you do anything with it? Or do you, like, chill? You just sit on it?'

I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village.

God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.

I now understand more of our calling. The weakest instruments are chosen to do the greatest works so that the glory might go to God.

Fundamentalism, as practiced by the Taliban, is the enemy of real thought, and religion, too.