Words and magic are two powerful forces that can change the world.

People experience books so very differently.

Opinions are a useless currency

Words often outlive the people who create them.

Sometimes the most appropriate response to an attack is to not engage, especially in situations where your own words may be used as weapons against you.

The things that truly define me can’t be lost.

It takes darkness inside of a person to see it in others.

Scars can mark you for greatness.

I love the optimism on the shores of youth, where time hasn't yet eroded faith.

Truth is a broken mirror, but it can still help anyone to see clearly.

The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.

Saving faith is an immediate relation to Christ, accepting, receiving, resting upon Him alone, for justification, sanctification, and eternal life by virtue of God's grace.

I write in words. And my words are Hebrew words.

What the deuce is it to me?" he interrupted impatiently: "you say that we go round the sun. If we went round the moon it would not make a pennyworth of difference to me or to my work.

I always knew, even as a kid, that my mom had a really rough life, and I always wanted to make her feel happy and to make her feel good.

How come I never meet any nice girls?

I think Dogen can be a very good introduction for people who want to meditate in whatever way, whether it's yoga, qigong, or Tibetan. It can help widen and deepen anyone's meditation experience.

Rigorous teaching schedules combined with mounds of paperwork can lead to burnout.

I honestly haven't thought much about what to play and where, perhaps i should...it seems like most musicians are better at that than I am.

But what are wishes, compared with longings?