It is often during the worst of times that we see the best of humanity–awakening within the most ordinary of us that which is most sublime. I do not believe that it is circumstance that produces such greatness any more than it is the canvas that makes the artist. Adversity merely presents the surface on which we render our souls’ most exacting likeness. It is in the darkest skies that stars are best seen.

It's a shame that humans don't come with reset buttons.

When I think of God I feel like an ant crawling into a computer.

Books are the most tolerant of friends.

Life is not yours to take.

To deny our pasts is to burn the bridge we must cross to self-understanding.

In your hurry to keep Christmas, you have forgotten Christmas. The truest gift of Christmas is the gift of self.