The only things you learn are the things you tame

We don’t ask to be eternal beings. We only ask that things do not lose all their meaning.

I did not know how to reach him, how to catch up with him... The land of tears is so mysterious.

Look at the sky. Ask yourselves: Has the sheep eaten the flower, yes or no? And you will see how everything changes.

Here is my secret. It is very simple: one sees well only with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eyes.

I'll look as if I'm dead, and that won't be true.' I said nothing. 'You understand. It's too far. I can't take this body with me. It's too heavy.' I said nothing. 'But it'll be like an old abandoned shell. There's nothing sad about an old shell...' I said nothing. 'It'll be nice, you know. I'll be looking at the stars, too. All the stars will be wells with a rusty pulley. All the stars will pour out water for me to drink...' I said nothing. 'And it'll be fun! You'll have five-hundred million little bells; I'll have five-hundred million springs of fresh water...' And he, too, said nothing more.

Peace is present when things form part of a whole greater than their sum, as the diverse minerals in the ground collect to become the tree.