True freedom is not about being able to do whatever we feel like doing; rather, it is about being able to do what we truly want to do, in spite of what we feel like doing at the moment.

Our focus is our reality. What we choose to focus on becomes our world. It produces our thoughts, values, attitudes, and beliefs.

When we rise above our temptations and resist them, we exercise self-control. And that's when we experience true freedom and emotional health.

Whenever you are questioning a person's desire for something, consider what he does, not necessarily what he says.

Freedom is the crux of self-respect. It is difficult to feel good about ourselves when we are unnaturally dependent on someone or something.

The next time you make a snap judgment about a situation, take a few moments to understand an opposing viewpoint.

Sometimes people who adamantly assert an opinion or view don't even hold it themselves.

The guilty are uncomfortable with silence.

We can find reasons to dislike anyone. But it's what you focus on and appreciate in a person that cultivates a positive relationship.

Never ask advice from someone who has something at stake or something to lose from your decision. The more objective the person is the greater value you should place on the input.

Whenever you are dealing with someone or something of unknown value the first one who places a value on it establishes its worth.

The lights became stars, which became streaks in the grayspace, and then networks of fading shimmers

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

He's now letting Chang play his own game - and he does that better than anyone.

The absurd vanity of metaphysicians who like to imagine that they create the world by thinking about it.

Advanced yoga is not withdrawal from the world. That's a preliminary state.

The Surrealist supernatural is a bit predictable but given the choice between supernatural and anything else, I would have no hesitation. Long live supernatural!

The universe is biased toward consciousness because the universe wants to be noticed. It's a way into existential hope that doesn't have too much cliché wrapped around it.

St. Ash – who knew? (Gallagher)

I like to write first-person because I like to become the character I'm writing.