That was the rule. Break one of my rules once, and I’m bound to break many more.

But if you knew you might not be able to see it again tomorrow, everything would suddenly become special and precious, wouldn’t it?

All you have to do is wait,” I explained. “Sit tight and wait for the right moment. Not try to change anything by force, just watch the drift of things. Make an effort to cast a fair eye on everything. If you do that, you just naturally know what to do. But everyone’s always too busy. They’re too talented, their schedules are too full. They’re too interested in themselves to think about what’s fair.

If we reverse the outer shell and the essence--in other words, consider the outer shell the essence and the essence only the shell--our lives might be a whole lot easier to understand.

You know what I should do?" Hoshino asked excited. "Of course," the cat said. "What'd I tell you? Cats know everything. Not like dogs.

But I found that the longer you teach, the more you feel like a total stranger to yourself

No matter how long you stand there examining yourself naked before a mirror, you'll never see reflected what's inside.