to stay true in the face of evil is a feat of strength

Bitter, bitter, this desolation of angels.

As long as you're alive, there's always a chance things will get better.

Brimstone once told me that to stay true in the face of evil is a feat of strength.

Don't I deserve to finally be free of you?

It was interesting the way a small hate could grow inside a big hate and take it over.

What can a soldier do when mercy is treason, and he is alone in it?

It was brave, " countered Issa. "It was rare. It was love, and it was beautiful.

Life and peace. Victory and vengeance.And never the twain shall meet.

I am a link in a chain

The silence, she thought, was remarkable: a perfect, shimmering thing, and fragile. Like glass, if it shattered, it would never come back together again.

Achievement has no color

Self-realization, which leads to purity of the soul, requires forgiving our enemies and working on the most horrendous modules of oneself.

God wants us to know that when we have Him, we have everything.

To be honest, I think bananas are a pathetic fruit.

There should be a spirit of dialogue. Whenever we see any disagreements, we must think how to solve them on the basis of recognition of oneness of the entire humanity. This is the modern reality.

I'm no expert standing at a podium giving speeches. I share heartbeats. Compassion.

In the snow outside my window I see a small green frog, one eye blinking and the other wide open, unmoving, looking at me. I know this is God.

For sov'reign pow'r reign not alone, Grace is the partner of the throne; Thy grace and justice mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward.

Hopefully the new breed of kids won't have to go through that hard lesson - my kids, my grandkids, my fans' kids, hopefully they won't have to go through it.

Life beats up on everyone from time to time. If you don't want to reach out to a trusted friend or professional, find hope, optimism and perhaps a path out of your situation in the stories of others.