If we could be sure of everyone and everything, trust would have no value

The factors that contributed to my growth were many - finding someone who understood me, exploring the unconscious, awakening my latent love . . . but one star is brightest among all: the self. I found the source of livingness inside me, something I didn't even know existed.

Eliminate something superfluous from your life. Break a habit. Do something that makes you feel insecure.

Generosity is, by definition, disinterested.

It's all really very simple. You don't have to choose between being kind to yourself and others. It's one and the same.

Inspiration comes whenever it wants, even at the most unlikely times and in the most inappropriate situations. Often it arrives bit by bit. Therefore it must be anchored, and this is where a most valuable item makes its appearance: the notebook.

If kindness has falseness at its base, it is no longer kindness. It is labored courtesy.