And sure, I know if you eat this way you'll die. So? If you don't eat this way you're still going to die. Why not die happy?

There is nothing in your budget for joy. No books, no flowers, no music, not even a cold beer. And there is nothing in your budget to give away to someone else. We don’t help people who don’t have better values than you do.

Peace is not something you wish for, � it is something you make, something you are, something you do,�and something you give away.

And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together.

Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog.

Instructions For Wayfarers They will declare: Every journey has been taken. You shall respond: I have not been to see myself. They will insist: Everything has been spoken. You shall reply: I have not had my say. They will tell you: Everything has been done. You shall reply: My way is not complete. You are warned: Any way is long, any way is hard. Fear not. You are the gate - you, the gatekeeper. And you shall go through and on . . . —Alexandros Evangelou Xenopouloudakis, THIRD WISH

Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there at the sandpile at Sunday School.