There is a light within every soul; it only needs the clouds that overshadow it to be broken for it to beam forth.

Stand through life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed and unmoved by its ever-rising waves

Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful.

Each human personality is like a piece of music, having an individual tone and a rhythm of its own.

Our virtues are made by love, and our sins are caused by the lack of it.

The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.

When I open my eyes to the outer world I feel myself as a drop in the sea. But when I close my eyes and look within, I see the whole universe as a bubble raised in the ocean of my heart.

Love is the merchandise which all the world demands; if you store it in your heart, every soul will become your customer.

Everything in life is speaking in spite of it's apparent silence.

God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.

[I] read books because I love them, not because I think I should read them.

This is laid down with a groove funkier and blacker than anything Prince of Michael Jackson--or any other black artist of the recent years for that matter--has come up with.

I don't think you should die until you're ready. Until you've wrung out every last bit of living you can.

I always had a fascination with twins.

Prayer is not a substitute for work, thinking, watching, suffering, or giving; prayer is a support for all other efforts.

I begin by writing paragraphs that don’t have an immediate relation to a plot. The sound of the story comes first.

Having money might not buy happiness, but how you spend it could actually make a difference.

It cannot be precisely known how any thing is good or bad, till it is precisely known what it is.

If you’re not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

Self worth and net worth are not the same.