... just because [butterflies'] lives were short didn't mean they were tragic... See, they have a beautiful life.

Be creative, be useful, be practical, be generous and finish big

Why? What's wrong with being emotional about this? why is that a negative thing? Why isn't the emotional decision the right decision?" asked the woman who wasn't crying.

Prioritizing hurt, a reminder that the clock was ticking, that some things would be left undone.

There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday.

This is real freedom-the ability to enjoy the choices we make in every successive moment of the present.

Arabs don't do crime fiction. I read crime fiction and I read Arabic literature, and I wish this was a novel I could have read in Arabic.

Increasingly constructive doubt is the sign of advancing civilization.

Seeing other people in pain causes me pain.

The music business, and the travel that comes with it, is stressful, challenging, redundant, exhausting, exciting, and often very depressing.

Rich means you have to stay there to maintain it.

I think the act of lying can be separated from the genre of memoir. Though often times, people are unaware of their own subjectivity.

Embody the three harmonies: within; with others; and with nature.

What you see determines how you interpret the world, which in turn influences what you expect of the world and how you expect the story of your life to unfold.