To be thoroughly conversant with Man’s heart, is to take our final lesson in the iron-clasped volume of Despair

The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

There is no beauty without some strangeness

All suffering originates from craving, from attachment, from desire.

The believer is happy. The doubter is wise.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.

And so, being young and dipt in folly, I fell in love with melancholy.

I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind.

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.

Act of giving something to others is an art of flowering your heart.

When things don't go your way, never forget who you are, and always remember the bigger picture.

Don't be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and his will first in everything you do.

Don't expect others to listen to your advice and ignore your example.

People seek escape in myth by any means at their disposal, including drugs, alcohol, meditation, and lies.

I've become 40, my audience is partly the same age.

I'm not a wushu champion. I was an athlete when I was a kid. I was a swimmer and a runner, but all this action stuff is such a challenge. It really, really is.

O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.

Walking with God doesn't lead to God's favor; God's favor leads to walking with God.

I read a lot of biographies and books with an African background.