Being pretty successful, I can, of course, afford some luxuries. But I realize again and again how we have to disillusion ourselves of the idea that these things are going to give us real satisfaction.

You can know what's in your life when you know what's in your heart.

I've spent my life cultivating knowledge of myself. But the more I know myself, the more utterly mysterious I become.

Down to earth advice about the path that leads away from the kingdom of the hollow men.

A society in which vocation and job are separated for most people gradually creates an economy that is often devoid of spirit, one that frequently fills our pocketbooks at the cost of emptying our souls.

What shapes our lives are the questions we ask, refuse to ask, or never think to ask.

We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.