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

I want to make a New Year’s prayer, not a resolution. I’m praying for courage.

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, but it empties it of its strength.

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

Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time.

Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

You live out the confusions until they become clear.

The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how you land there.

Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.

Dismiss whatever insults your own soul.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.