The full and joyful acceptance of the worst in oneself may be the only sure way of transforming it.
For the artist to attach himself to his work, or identify himself with it, is suicidal.
Dedication is not what others expect of you, it is what you can give to others.
The most wonderful opportunity which life offers is to be human.
The smile was so painfully swift and fleeting that it was like the flash of a knife.
It was here in Big Sur that I first learned to say 'amen.'