Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.

Don’t be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible.

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark than walk alone in the light.

Art is about finding creativity in the gutter next to you.

Attention is a moral act: It creates, brings aspects of things into being.

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

You mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat.

Love... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.