It was never the act itself but our own understanding of it that defeated us, over and over again.

I hate how the people who really get you are the ones you can never hold on to for very long. And the ones who don’t understand you at all stick around.

People had an illogical, self-serving rationale when it came to interpreting the behavior of others.

Not returning phone calls is the severest form of torture in the civilized world.

Always live your life with your biography in mind.

Sovereign. Deadly. Perfect.

It's a common feeling for people to feel intermittent antipathy toward individuals they're familiar with.

Within every elaborate lie, a kernel of truth.

He said you couldn't pretend the terrible things in life didn't happen. You can't clean it up. You keep all the refuse and the scars. It's how you learn. And try to make improvements.

Making love to Aurelia was like rummaging through a card catalog in a deserted library, searching for one very obscure, little-read entry on Hungarian poetry.

For every man there exists bait he cannot resist swallowing.

the severe pain and the great trials we go through teach us the real essence of great joy

Right it is to be taught even by the enemy.

Our success comes from stability.

I was listening to music long before rock 'n roll.

Be willing to learn, because none of us know the truth

Almost anything that you pay close, direct attention to becomes interesting.

Just as you did not come to Christ on your own, neither will you remain in Christ on your own.

Music is part of the tantra, the dance of life. Before your eyes, before your awareness, is the procession of eternity.

I don't believe in an afterlife but I still fully expect to see my brother again.