One heart is not connected to another through harmony alone. They are, instead, linked deeply through their wounds

It’s precisely because of the pain, the we can get the feeling, through this process, of really being alive—or at least a partial sense of it.

"I believe you," she whispers after a moment. "Please find my mind."

I'm a very ordinary human being; I just happen to like reading books.

Myths are the prototype for all stories. When we write a story on our own it can't help but link up with all sorts of myths. Myths are like a reservoir containing every story there is.

It might not be perfect, but the fundamental stance I adopted with regard to my home was to accept it, problems and all, because it was something I myself had chosen. If it had problems, these were almost certainly problems that had originated within me.

It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words.