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

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

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.

‎You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.

T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress.

The authority of reason is far more imperious than that of a master; for he who disobeys the one is unhappy, but he who disobeys the other is a fool.

You can realign people's physical chemistry with sound.

Tears don't mean you're losing, everybody's bruising, Just be true to who you are

Life is about change, sometimes it's painful, sometimes it's beautiful, but most of the time it's both.

I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be.

Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still.

You cannot please all of the people all of the time, and that is truer in the arts than anywhere else.

The clarity of Scripture means that the Bible is written in such a way that its teachings are able to be understood by all who will read it seeking God's help and being willing to follow it.