Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.

Don't tell me anymore. You should have your dream, as the old woman told you to. I understand how you feel, but if you put those feelings into words they will turn into lies. (from Thailand)

We fell silent again. The thing we had shared was nothing more than a fragment of time that had died longe ago.Even so, a faint glimmer of that warm memory still claimed a part of my heart. And when death claim me, no doubt I would walk along by that faint light in the brief instant before being flung once again into the abyss of nothingness

The passage of time will usually extract the venom of most things and render them harmless

Another person's life is that person's life. You can't take responsibility.

Exhaustion pays no mind to age or beauty. Like rain and earthquakes and hail and floods.

If you're in pitch blackness, all you can do is sit tight until your eyes get used to the dark.