I started to write. And I wrote and wrote all through high school.

Sometimes, being true to yourself means changing your mind. Self changes, and you follow.

When tough times come, it is particularly important to offset them with much gentle softness. Be a pillow.

Instructions are never included. They vary with the strength of your ability to see, the measure of your selective blindness, the limits of your mercy, and the intensity of your desire.

Have you ever seen the dawn? Not a dawn groggy with lack of sleep or hectic with mindless obligations and you about to rush off on an early adventure or business, but full of deep silence and absolute clarity of perception? A dawning which you truly observe, degree by degree. It is the most amazing moment of birth. And more than anything it can spur you to action. Have a burning day.

Q: Why do I love thee, O Night? A: Because you know I will never answer.

One of the things that I've noticed over the years is that I seem to be fascinated as a writer with the notion that we already have all that we need.