Why else do we live, except to be loved and remembered by those we love?

Identity is your role in life, the part you play. Individuality is who you are, and who you are is revealed to you if you can get to complete presence.

Her heartbeat was in her hands, her heart beat the way she moved her head, her whole body was her heart beating.

Life is a mess, Rose said. You can fix the mess human beings make, Rose said, But you can't fix the mess being human is.

There is nothing more lonely than a true artist.

We're all just in our bodies for a moment in our life. Such a brave and lovely act it is to let the body celebrate.

The way I figure it, we know we got this world, so live in this one while you’re here. I figure the next one will take care of itself.