Whatever you are, try to be a good one.

Love... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Don’t be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible.

The only lasting truth is change.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

My turn shall also come: I sense the spreading of a wing.