A warrior, or any man for that matter, cannot possibly wish he were somewhere else; a warrior because he lives by challenge, an ordinary man because he doesn't know where his death is going to find him.

...to tune the spirit when someone is trampling on you is called control

Once it has learned to dream the double, the self arrives at this weird crossroad and a moment comes when one realizes that it is the double who dreams the self.

Nothing in this world is a gift. Whatever must be learned must be learned the hard way.

Man lives only to learn. And if he learns it is because it is the nature of his lot, for good or bad.

We don't need more to be thankful for, we just need to be more thankful.

For me there is only the traveling on paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart, and the only worthwhile challenge is to traverse its full length--and there I travel looking, looking breathlessly.