Children are not our property, and they are not ours to control any more that we were our parents' property or theirs to control.

To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there.

The world is a dream, you say, and it’s lovely, sometimes. Sunset. Clouds. Sky.” “No. The image is a dream. The beauty is real. Can you see the difference?

We thought humble and proud at the same time, all at once in love again with this painful bittersweet lovely thing called flight.

Everything is exactly as it is for a reason. The crumb on your table is no mystical reminder of this morning's cookie, it is there because you have chosen not to remove it. No exceptions.

You don't tell the quality of a master by the size of his crowds.

There is a sense of oneness that from time to time I'm aware of in my life. Certainly not all the time, and there are times when I get frightened and when I get upset. But at the best of times, it's a personal oneness.