Love is not love if it is compelled by reason and driven by logic - love exists in spite of those things, not because of them. It is a emotion which needs no fuel to fire it or oxygen to feed it; if you have to look for the why, then stop looking; it was never there at all.

The essential element in nurturing our creativity lies in nurturing ourselves.

Any little bit of experimenting in self-nurturance is very frightening for most of us.

Pray to catch the bus, then run as fast as you can.

As children we hoard and gloat over words. Words give ownership: we name our world and we claim it...Children trust the power of words.

You are asked to keep a ledger - a small notebook will do - of money in and money out. Counting brings clarity, and clarity is one of the first and finest fruits of prosperity.

But do you know how old I will be by the time I learn to really play the piano / act / paint / write a decent play?" Yes . . . the same age you will be if you don't.