A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together.
Second only to freedom, learning is the most precious option on earth.
Pessimism is a waste of time.
Reverence for life is more than solicitude or sensitivity for life. It is a sense of the whole, a capacity for inspired response, a respect for the intricate universe of individual life. It is the supreme awareness of awareness itself.
Death is not the enemy; living in constant fear of it is.
Hope, purpose and determination are not merely mental states. They have electrochemical connections that affect the immune system.