We see but in dreams the ideal.

Remember the coffin where men All must to dust be returning.

Life is the flash in black heavens.

Love life's weariness leavens.

It is a miserable thing to live in suspense

No matter how long it takes or how desperately a person battles or denies, the truth always-always-makes itself known.

Lenten fasts make me feel better, stronger, and more active than ever.

I think when you have doubts, you just say no.

Love of Allah is the power of the heart, the sustenance of the heart, the light of the heart.

Essentially the Succubus is a mythical figure - who used to come in and cause trouble with innocent men.

In New York, I find people so courteous and so generous. Free drinks in bars. Free taxi rides.

There are always limits, and opportunities. The ones we rehearse and focus on are the ones that shape our future.

Heliotrope. To be sowed in the spring. A delicious flower, but I suspect it must be planted in boxes and kept in the house in the winter. The smell rewards the care.

I'm praying for healing for our nation. For retaliation that yields constructive results. Peaceful protests. We need each other.