Nice is different than good.

Grief is the price we pay for love.

To have courage for whatever comes in life — everything lies in that.

Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?

Love is really... a recognition of another person’s integrity and truth.

It is so easy to give, so exquisitely rewarding.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Some people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.