The saying goes that for a wound caused by dog bite to heal you have to eat that same dog, and I did scoop up a mouthful for myself

As for women who were pretty, intelligent, strikingly sensual, the daughters of rich families—they would only have served to disrupt my carefully ordered existence

The kind of woman whose goodness is oppressive

Why is such a bad thing to die?

She's a good woman, he thought. The kind of woman whose goodness is oppressive.

Free spirits have to soar." "True Religion

To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being.

everything happening for a reason like your reading for my words which make you know that

What's good about growth? Why is it intrinsically good?

The thing about Duran... that gives you the ability to bring all that opportunity back into your life.

The more intelligent a man is, the more originality he discovers in others.

Certain things, if not seen as lovely or detestable, are not being correctly seen at all.

Our attempts to reshape others may produce change, but the change is distortion rather than transformation.

If we have a heart to learn and a willingness to follow the example of children, their divine attributes can hold a key to unlocking our own spiritual growth.

The sad ones are those who waste their energy in trying to hold it back, for they can only feel bitterness in loss and no joy in gain.