Destiny, I feel, is also a relationship - a play between divine grace and willful self-effort.

The beauty and variety of the natural world are merely the visible legacies of endless war.

In fact, it was all I could do to stop myself from saying, 'I've always been a big fan of your work.

A glorious failure can sometimes be more life affirming than a cautious win.

He is only happy when he can maintain himself - mentally and spiritually - at the intersection between a vertical line and horizontal one, in a state of perfect balance. For this, he needs to know where he is located every moment, both in his relationship to the divine and to his family here on earth. If he loses that balance, he loses his power.

It's easy enough to pray when you're in distress but continuing to pray even when your crisis has passed is like a sealing process, helping your soul hold tight to its good attainment.

You know the old adage: Plant an expectation, reap a disappointment.