The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Words empowered by justice can never be silenced.

Act as if someone just said there’s no reason to be afraid.

People living deeply have no fear of death.

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

In all our searching, the only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other.

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

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

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