I am the One, and I see all. But the blind man in Apartment 1-A is blind in many ways, as are all human beings, even those with functioning eyes. They are blind to their folly, to their ignorance, to their history, to the future that they will make for themselves. A future born of self-loathing.

Maybe the devil in human beings isn't the reflection of the devil, perhaps the devil is only a reflection of the savagery and brutality of our kind. Maybe what we've done is create the devil in our own image

The recognition of pain and fear in others give rise in us to pity, and in our pity is our humanity, our redemption.

If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of, use a pen-name for that.

Guilt is a tireless horse. Grief ages into sorrow, and sorrow is an enduring rider.

The world howls for social justice, but when it comes to social responsibility, you sometimes cant even hear crickets chirping.

Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion, and empathy.