Maybe this was how you stayed sane in wartime: a handful of noble deeds amid the chaos.

Most men's awareness doesn't extend past their dinner plates.

The man was allergic to sleep.

Barking hard work, being a boy.

And a special thanks for not burning up the whole ship. Including yourself, you daft bum-rag.

That was the trick - to keep punching, no matter what.

Deryn put her own arms around herself, but it didn't feel the same."Barking spiders, " she muttered softly,

Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right.

Whomever you truly are... honor that person. No dream was ever realized by disappearing into the shadows of self-deceit and doubt.

I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.

In my lifetime, the population of the world has doubled.

Why look any further if you've discovered complete satisfaction.

Can you be compassionate even to those who have no compassion? If so, there is no finer karma that you can create.

Dreams are evidence that we are creatures who produce more meaning than we can ourselves understand.

Let sannyas be the turning point. That's what sannyas is all about: a return journey. One starts moving inwards rather than moving outwards.

Guys like you make life easy for some women.

Although I believe that scripture is divinely inspired and infallible, I have a hard time going along with the belief that the whole creation process occurred in six twenty-four hour days.