The first glance from the eyes of the beloved is like the spirit that moved upon the face of the waters, giving birth to heaven and earth.

You may give them your love, but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts.

My God, my aim and my fulfillment; I am thy yesterday and thou are my tomorrow. I am they root in the earth and thou art my flower in the sky, and together we grow before the face of the sun.

To love life through our labor is to be intimate with life's inmost secrets.

Some of our children are our justifications and some are but our regrets

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy

The giving and receiving of pleasure is a need and an ecstasy.