If I didn't get fond I could be happy all the time.

Following Christ has nothing to do with success as the world sees success. It has to do with love.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

All forms of art are consciousness expanders, and I am convinced that they will take us further, and more consciously, than drugs.

Sometimes idiosyncrasies which used to be irritating become endearing, part of the complexity of a partner who has become woven deep into our own selves.

Reading is a creative activity. You have to visualize the characters, you have to hear what the voices sound like.

We do learn and develop when we are exposed to those who are greater than we are. Perhaps this is the chief way we mature.