Because you cannot see him God is everywhere.

Cosmic time is the same for everyone, but human time differs with each person. Time flows in the same way for all human beings; every human being flows through time in a different way.

The true joy of a moonlit night is something we no longer understand. Only the men of old, when there were no lights, could understand the true joy of a moonlit night.

Put your soul in the palm of my hand for me to look at, like a crystal jewel. I'll sketch it in words.

The labor into which a heart has poured its whole love--where will it have its say, to excite and inspire, and when?

The road was frozen. The village lay quiet under the cold sky. Komako hitched up the skirt of her kimono and tucked it into her obi. The moon shone like a blade frozen in blue ice.

Our language is primarily for expressing human goodness and beauty.

It's remarkable how we go on year after year, doing the same old things. We get tired and bored, and ask when they'll come for us

People have separated from each other with walls of concrete that blocked the roads to connection and love. and Nature has been defeated in the name of development.

I suppose even a woman's hatred is a kind of love.

Does pain go away and leave no trace, then?’ ‘You sometimes even feel sentimental for it.

So Dobby stopped us from getting on the train and broke your arm. . . ." He shook his head. "You know what, Harry? If he doesn't stop trying to save your life he's going to kill you.

The problem is that they don't even realize that they're walking a new road every day. They don't see that the fields are new and the seasons change. All they think about is food and water

Being on the edge is always worse than going through

For every hand extended another lies in wait. Keep your eye on that one girl...anticipate.

Whenever we give up, leave behind, and forget too much, there is always the danger that the things we have neglected will return with added force

Don't lose yourself just because you found somebody.

Why are we ignoring the rest of the world? We need to have a fair and global response to migration.

I have proven a danger to both myself and those around me when carrying these weapons. I'm extraordinarily clumsy.

I have had an inordinate and painful concern for the audience in my writing career.

Smile, breathe and go slowly.