Only in the stillness of detachment can the soul yield up her secrets.

I, Woman, am that wonder-breathing rose That blossoms in the garden of the King.

There is no death where the inner light shines, irradiating the fields of the within -- the beyond -- the unattainable attainment. You know where to find me.

Eternity is a circle, a serpent that swallows its own tail.

When I put out to sea, I do not offer advice to the skipper about the management of the ship.

Watch for the high tides of yourself and flow up with them; when the inevitable low tides come, either rest or meditate. You cannot escape rhythm. You transcend it by working with it.

Our minds are the most mysterious things about us.

The solving of almost every crime mystery depends on something which seems, at first glance, to bear no relation whatever to the original crime.

The art of detection is finding a common denominator for the fractions of a case.

I wish you could arrange your life so as to have a little more leisure. I do not want you to be lazy, but the passive conditions of the mind are quite as valuable as the active conditions.

He who knows Love becomes Love, and he knows All beings are himself, twin-born of Love.

Books are my greatest treasures.

In the future, each of us must have the courage to follow our gift or to be engaged in a favorite occupation, even if it does not bring you any income at the moment

A sage’s mind is greater than a warrior’s sword.

On any journey, we must find out where we are before we can plan the first step.

That's what it's all about–knowing what you have to lose, but risking the loss anyway.

I can't actually see myself putting make-up on my face at the age of sixty, but I can see myself going on a camel train to Samarkand.

I think you get the parts that people are comfortable with seeing you play. I get that. And I don't shy away from those parts.

If my team won a national title and no one got drafted, I'd be disappointed.

When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.

I get that you're scared and that you've been hurt. But doing what is easy and safe is no way to live, and a life without passion and love is so far beneath what you deserve.