Fear is a powerful beast, if it is allowed the mastery.

A sunrise or sunset can be ablaze with brilliance and arouse all the passion, all the yearning, in the soul of the beholder.

Every moment is a moment of decision, and every moment turns us inexorably in the direction of the rest of our lives.

There is no happily-ever-after to run to. We have to work for happiness.

Nothing is permanently perfect. But there are perfect moments and the will to choose what will bring about more perfect moments.

Perhaps she was just looking for love in the wrong places. In all the safe places. What if love was not safe at all?

And she was terribly aware that she was alive. Not just living and breathing, but ...alive.

I prefer to believe the opposite - that there is always an indestructible beauty at the heart of darkness.

The worst thing about loneliness is that it brings one face to face with oneself.

Always guarding one's real, precious self in a cocoon of tranquility within a thousand masks. Life itself had become a secret affair.

The bad part is life continues. The good part is that the pain goes away.

Although much of the work we do in committed relationships we do with our partners, sometimes it’s necessary to start with ourselves.

Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.

When you express "purity" which is the truth about yourself, you feel a love for yourself that is expressed by self-respect, self-esteem, and self-confidence!

Self-awareness is value-free. It isn't scary. It doesn't imply that you will subject yourself to needless pain.

Tolerance should, strictly speaking, be only a passing mood; it ought to lead to acknowledgment and appreciation. To tolerate a person is to affront him.

The more you've got, the shorter it feels.

Would you rather be deaf or blind?

The very process of living is a continual interplay between the individual and his environment, often taking the form of a struggle resulting in injury or disease.

The worst reason to do magic is the desire to display your superiority to your fellow humans.