Admittedly, having a bit of disposable cash in the bank can give you a sense of Buddhistic calm, and despite the fallacy involved, that's probably preferable to the bonafide adventure of robbing a bank. A better alternative, however, is to learn to be at peace even when common sense (a highly overrated virtue) would lead you to believe that someone in your situation ought to feel threatened and insecure.

The beauty of simplicity is the complexity it attracts.

You're better equipped for this world than I am," she said. "I'm always trying to change the world. You know how to live in it.

My faith is whatever makes me feel good about being alive. If your religion doesn't make you feel good to be alive, what the hell is the point of it?

Hard times and funky living can season the soul, true enough, but joy is the yeast that makes it rise.

When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing.

…he glanced over his shoulder at her, regarding her, as he often did before they made love, as if she were a lost continent about to be rediscovered.