(...)how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once, to find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions, facing the blind, deaf stone alone with nothing to help you but your hands and your own head.

I've decided I'm going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty is just too good to pass up.

I read somewhere, how important it is in life, to not necessarily be strong. But to feel strong.

If you want something in this life, reach out and grab it.

You don't need human relationships to be happy, God has placed it all around us.

Surely all Americans have the right to give their money only to those causes which they support. But what kind of society has this created? A society where the ignorant reign. A society where enlightened must hold their tongues. A nation whose politicians must profess half-hearted devotion to an ancient fable or face the disastrous consequences of speaking their true mind.

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation.