Whatever you are, try to be a good one.

You live out the confusions until they become clear.

Only one mountain can know the core of another mountain.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

If you wake up and the day feels broken, just lean into the crack.

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

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

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

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