More quotes by Rumi

"Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom."
"You dance inside my chest,where no one sees you,but sometimes I do, and thatsight becomes this art."
"Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words."
"When I am with you, we stay up all night.When you're not here, I can't go to sleep.Praise God for those two insomnias!And the difference between them."
"If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?"