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.

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.

There is nothing more lonely than a true artist.

It's the responsibility of the survivor to tell the story.

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

The gods know what's important, what's wrong about you. They know everything. If you go out searching for the Holy Grail, they won't let you find it.

Looking for who I am is who I am.