The land gets inside of us; and we must decide one way or another what this means, what we will do about it.

To put your hands in a river is to feel the chords that bind the earth together.

The land is like poetry: it is inexplicably coherent, it is transcendent in its meaning, and it has the power to elevate a consideration of human life.

If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.

We cannot, of course, save the World because we do not have authority over its parts. We can serve the world though. That is everyone's calling, to lead a life that helps.

The interior landscape responds to the character and subtlety of the exterior landscape; the shape of the individual mind is affected by the land as it is by genes.

Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.

real beauty is so deep you have to move into darkness to understand it.

Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.

We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it.

I know of no restorative of heart, body, and soul more effective against hopelessness than the restoration of the Earth.

He was experienced enough to spot the downside of doing the right thing.

I will not say: do not weep

We can possess great land by faith.

If you ever see me in a social setting wearing any sort of sportswear, then you know I'm in crisis.

[Being a celebrity] In a word, it's terrible. In two words...Really terrible.

After all, it's very important for any big-name designer to have a couture range. I leave the ready-to-wear to my partner and team.

Friendship is a living thing that lasts only as it is nourished with kindness, sympathy, and understanding.

Great defense consists of 3 R's: read, react, and rotate.

The ego is exploitation; love is service. And the service that flows from love, freely and spontaneously, is non-violence.

I just love to put a hurt on evil things. (Katra)