To teach is to show what is possible; to learn is to make yourself possible.

God only allows us to see such things when he wants something to change

The River adapts itself to whatever route prove possible, but the river never forgets its one objective: the sea. So fragile at its source, it gradually gathers the strength of the other rivers in encounters. And, after a certain point, its power is absolute.

Sadness does not last forever when we walk in the direction of that which we always desired.

Where are they written?" "In the world around us. Merely be attentive to what happens in your life, and you will discover where, every moment of the day, He hides His words and His will. Seek to do as He asks: this alone is the reason you are in the world." "If I discover it, I'll write it on clay tablets." "Do so. But write them, above all, in your heart; there they can neither burned nor destroyed, and you will take them wherever you go.

Before there was a proper understanding and a sense of God's presence, the idea that everything would one day end was utterly desolating.

Love was the key to understanding all of the mysteries.