Almost as soon as it was lit it began to sound as though it were running down, but in fact it would continue to run down for a long time. He knew the feeling.

Stories last longer: but only by becoming only stories.

God, he thought, her eyes are so bright, flashing, deep, full of promise, all those things eyes are in books but never are in life, and she was his.

A conscious mind is the playground for thoughts and ideas and the ultimate source of personal philosophy.

We are not living in the land of the living and going to the land of the dying, but rather, we are living in the land of the dying and going to the land of the living.

It has been said there was a cross in the heart of God long before the cross was erected at Calvary. As we think about it we will be overwhelmed at the wonder and greatness of His love for us.

Relief is a short-lived emotion, passive and thin. The agony of doubt disappears, leaving little memory of how it really felt. Life aligns behind the new truth.

Belts are immaterial. What's material to me is who have you fought, how many rounds have you fought, how many fights have you fought.

Zen was a reaction. Just as Buddha came into the world and spoke against the fall of Vedanta, so Buddhism lost its essence and became ritual. Zen was a reaction to that.

You know, I found out recently that the word "heretic" comes from the Greek word "airetikós", meaning "able to choose" - which pretty much says it all, don't you think?

I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action.

In love’s country, language doesn’t have its place. Love is mute.

I'm very much into animal welfare.