I think a nap or a rest overnight is great. But who needs three days of rest? Please! The second day, you might die.

I want all my senses engaged. Let me absorb the world's variety and uniqueness.

Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

One isn't born with courage. One develops it by doing small courageous things-in the way that if one sets out to pick up a 100-pound bag of rice, one would be advised to start with a five-pound bag, then 10 pounds, then 20 pounds, and so forth, until one builds up enough muscle to lift the 100-pound bag. It's the same way with courage. You do small courageous things that require some mental and spiritual exertion.

While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.

When I say 'I am a Christian', I'm not shouting 'I'm saved'. I'm whispering 'I get lost'. That is why I chose this way.

I have great respect for the past. If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going. I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment. I'm here, and I do my best to be completely centered at the place I'm at, then I go forward to the next place.