Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it

In yourself right now is all the place you've got.

It's easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes.

...free will does not mean one will, but many wills conflicting in one man. Freedom cannot be conceived simply.

If you want to get anywhere in religion, you got to keep it sweet.

That belief in Christ is to some a matter of life and death has been a stumbling block for readers who would prefer to think it a matter of no great consequence.

Hazel Motes sat at a forward angel on the green plush train seat, looking one minute at the window as if he might want to jump out of it, and the next down the aisle at the other end of the car.

That's the trouble with you preachers, " he said. "You've all got too good to believe in anything, " and he drove off with a look of disgust and righteousness.

He had a winning smile and it was evident that he didn't think he was any better than anybody else even though he was.

Jason Bourne is supposed to be really sneaky and spry, but as soon as he walks by, everybody pulls out their cell phones and starts recording. That level of fame is wild to see.

I am still learning - how to take joy in all the people I am, how to use all my selves in the service of what I believe, how to accept when I fail and rejoice when I succeed.

The flower of #‎ consciousness needs the mud out of which it grows.

The sweets of pillage can be known To no one but the thief, Compassion for integrity Is his divinest grief.

It was a palace, made entirely of gold, sitting on an island of silver snow at the very top of the world. East of the sun, and west of the moon.

Our stories are what we have,” Our Good Mother says. “Our stories preserve us. we give them to one another. Our stories have value. Do you understand?

Find something good within your life and give every ounce of positivity you have towards it, then watch how your life changes.

I don't waste too much time philosophizing about wealth, I just recommend it to everyone.

I liked that about her. I liked how laid back she was, when she wasn’t trying to stab me.

I admire the Pope. I have a lot of respect for anyone who can tour without an album.