The ultimate lesson is learning how to love and be loved unconditionally

The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours.

What is important is to realize that whether we understand fully who we are or what will happen when we die, it's our purpose to grow as human beings, to look within ourselves, to find and build upon that source of peace and understanding and strength that is our individual self. And then to reach out to others with love and acceptance and patient guidance in the hope of what we may become together.

I am an artist because the knot is so powerful I just can not, nor want to be, anything else or do anything else.

If we could see that everything, even tragedy, is a gift in diguise, we would then find the best way to nourish the soul.

I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.

Watching a peaceful death of a human being reminds us of a falling star; one of a million lights in a vast sky that flares up for a brief moment only to disappear into the endless night forever.