I have heard that one can conquer the empire on horseback, but one cannot govern it on horseback.

Why do you speak to me of the stones? It is only the arch that matters to me.

But which is the stone that supports the bridge?

I hated labels anyway. People didn’t fit in slots—prostitute, housewife, saint—like sorting the mail. We were so mutable, fluid with fear and desire, ideals and angles, changeable as water.

worksheets - the archenemy of abundant, purposeful reading (and discussion and writing).

I am thankful that to be attuned to the needs of another attunes us to the world, and that if I stay attuned only to my needs I will always be a stranger to the world.

It’s in the past. I can’t control what they did, only how I react to it. I’m not going to change who I am because of what some jack offs think of me.

Most writers can write, most rock 'n rollers cannot.

Divorce is very difficult, especially on the kids. Of course, I'm the result of my parents having stayed together, so you never know.

To reach your goal authentically is probably, in the end, going to mean much more to you than having reached it in a false way.

Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.

I'll give you an exact definition. When the happiness of another person becomes as essential to yourself as your own, then the state of love exists.

I still insist that American performers are the best performers in the world.