The ingredients of both darkness and light are equally present in all of us,...The madness of this planet is largely a result of the human being's difficulty in coming to viruous balance with himself.

Childlessness doesn't make people selfish; selfishness makes people selfish.

I was a writer before 'Eat, Pray, Love,' and I'll be a writer after it's over. It's what I want to do for the rest of my life.

I am the planet's most affectionate life-form, something like the cross between a golden retriever and a barnacle.

To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life.

Do you think there's any way humans can love each other without complication?

There is a theory that if you yearn sincerely enough for a Guru, you will find one. The universe will shift, destiny's molecules will get themselves organized and your path will soon intersect with the path of the master you need.