America is a great country, but you can't live in it for nothing.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.

All forms of madness, bizarre habits, awkwardness in society, general clumsiness, are justified in the person who creates good art.

It does not matter how long it takes to reach the goal. With persistent focus, commitment and enthusiasm, you will make it a reality.

No more sounds emerged as he walked through the forest, save the whisper of the leaves above. Though nothing further appeared out of the ordinary, he knew one thing for certain. He was not alone.

I am apparently the complete opposite of a sociopath. (Seriously. I took a test.) WHEW! ‪#‎dodgedabullet‬

I feel that I am doing the minimum amount of damage to other possibilities that may take place in a reader's head.

If you go off the edge, it's not cooking anymore, so you have to push it to the limit... What are the limits?

Art is not a democracy. People don't get to vote on how it ends.

Be willing to stop punishing yourself for your mistakes. Love yourself for your willingness to learn and grow.

[S]tand aside and watch the working of the divine power in yourself.

Details matter, it's worth waiting to get it right.