I think the idea of migration through time is very important because every human being does that and it unites us with people who migrate through geography.

Religion is not something I like to talk about publicly. One reason is the politics, but also I think spirituality is deeply personal.

One ought not to encourage beggars, and yes, you are right, it is far better to donate to charities that address the causes of poverty rather than to him, a creature who is merely its symptom.

Walking is a meditative act. It's so rare that we allow ourselves just to be.

She was struggling against a current that brought her inside herself.

Sufi poetry is, in a sense, self-help poetry about how to live a decent life, how to deal with your mortality.

My earliest memories are of watching Star Trek and MASH while my parents barbecued chicken in the back yard. I was an American kid, through and through.