Forgiveness does not require us to close our eyes but rather to truly open them.

Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting.

I have Tourettes syndrome.

The most difficult of decisions are often not the ones in which we cannot determine the correct course; rather the ones in which we are certain of the path but fear the journey.

So often the pain of our life is no more than a reminder to take our hand off the stove.

There are none so impoverished as those who do not acknowledge the abundance of their lives

such fickle days of love when pain and ecstasy share the same hour

The greatest shackles we bear in thislife are those forged by our own fears

Forgiveness is the key to the heart's shackles.

To choose the path is to choose the destination, but sometimes it seems that the path is under our feet even before we know we're walking.

Regret is the most tiresome of companions.

Enjoy small moments as they come. At the end, That's what makes life worthwhile...

Harbour love, not hate - don't let it contaminate your heart and conceal your beauty.

The Bible is the greatest love story ever told.

We are Muslims. My father would pawn off his Muslim in-laws as Hindus just so that he could get free pancakes.

In Europe, Socialism is just another political party. It just means that government takes over certain things like hospitals, prisons, military and schools that should not be run for profit.

The artist is the compass which, through the raging of the storm, points steadily to the north.

We can achieve much more in peace than we can ever achieve in these needless, unconstitutional, undeclared wars.

And patience flees my heart, And reason flees my mind. Oh, how drunk can I get to be, Without your love's security?

And indeed there will be time To wonder, "Do I dare?" and, "Do I dare?" Time to turn back and descend the stair, With a bald spot in the middle of my hair.

You will see, in the future I will live by my watercolors.