wisdom

"I’m passionate about being compassionate. It takes a lot to give of yourself, and that’s why it’s such a gift—for both the recipient and the giver."

"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny."

"How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also If I am to be whole"

"I do not know everything; still many things I understand."

"You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone."

"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."

"I call that man awake who, with conscious knowledge and understanding, can perceive the deep unreasoning powers in his soul, his whole innermost strength, desire and weakness, and knows how to reckon with himself."

"Forget the place you're trying to get to and see the beauty in right now..."

"Before, you are wise; after, you are wise. In between you are otherwise"

"There is an ancient tribal proverb I once heard in India. It says that before we can see properly we must first shed our tears to clear the way."

"Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth."

"Discipline allows magic. To be a writer is to be the very best of assassins. You do not sit down and write every day to force the Muse to show up. You get into the habit of writing every day so that when she shows up, you have the maximum chance of catching her, bashing her on the head, and squeezing every last drop out of that bitch."

"There are no ordinary moments."

"Spend your leisure time in cultivating an ear attentive to discourse, for in this way you will find that you learn with ease what others have found out with difficulty."

"Habit rules the unreflecting herd."

"The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations are the least forced."

"I have a fetish for damsels in distress.”“Don’t be sexist.”“Not at all. My services are also available to gentlemen in distress. It’s an equal opportunity fetish."

"I don’t think man was meant to attain happiness so easily. Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it."

"Lightning doesn’t thunder twice. Let that be a lesson in love."

"A person's rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use."