It was morning, and the new sun sparkled gold across the ripples of a gentle sea.

Bad things are not the worst things that can happen to us. Nothing is the worst thing that can happen to us!

A writer, or a beginning writer, is faced by the huge walls of self-consciousness. Most people think, "What if I say the wrong thing? What if I don't sound erudite and sophisticated? I'll be considered a fool." In time, with a lot of practice, you realize that's your foolishness is your gift.

Boredom between two people doesn't come from being together physically. It comes from being apart mentally and spiritually.

Anything we need to know, we can learn it from a book.

What if somebody came along who could teach me how my world works and how to control it What if I could meet a super-advanced ... what if a Siddhartha or a Jesus came into our time, with power over the illusions of the world because he knew the reality behind them And what if I could meet him in person, if he were flying a biplane, for instance, and landed in the same meadow with me.

Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.