There comes a point in your life when you need to stop reading other people's books and write your own.

We are part of the whole which we call the universe, but it is an optical delusion of our mind that we think we are separate. This separateness is like a prison for us. Our job is to widen the circle of our compassion so we feel connected with all people and situations.

The normal objective of my thought affords no insight into the dark places of human will and feeling.

The importance of a problem should not be judged by the number of pages devoted to it.

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life.

I once thought that if I could ask God one question, I would ask how the universe began, because once I knew that, all the rest is simply equations. But as I got older I became less concerned with how the universe began. Rather, I would want to know why he started the universe. For once I knew that answer, then I would know the purpose of my own life.