I used to distinguish between my fiction and nonfiction in terms of superiority or inferiority.

In this very breath that we take now lies the secret that all great teachers try to tell us.

The purpose of our life is to help others through it.

Anyone who thinks they can save the world is both wrong and dangerous

Have you seen the snow leopard? No! Isn't that wonderful?

If we were doomed to live forever, we would scarcely be aware of the beauty around us.

Simultaneously I am myself, the child I was, the old man I will be.

The concept of conservation is a far truer sign of civilization than that spoilation of a continent which we once confused with progress.

How could I say that I wished to penetrate the secrets of the mountains in search of something still unknown that, like the yeti, might well be missed for the very fact of searching?

Be light, light, light - full of light!

The Zen expression “Kill the Buddha!” means to kill any concept of the Buddha as something apart from oneself.

Even if you cover the whole world with darkness, you can never stop the sun from rising.

My best ideas come in the shower, where I’m showered with water, but also ideas.

Lightsong met the man's eyes, then smiled broadly, looking down at the God King. "My life to yours, " Lifesong said. "My breath become yours.

Competition makes you better, always, always makes you better, even if the competitor wins.

I was eleventh-grade class president. That was the first elective office I held until I came into Congress.

This is the consciousness revolution, You got the right to think, Don't think about it just do it

Even with the best of maps and instruments, we can never fully chart our journeys.

There are some things I'd like to get into in terms of what's important to me.

I write well on the road. I have the energy, I have the motivation to write. I'm happy when I'm on the road.

Hate is love without enough data.