“I would like to learn, or remember, how to live.”

You do not have to sit outside in the dark. If, however, you want to look at the stars, you will find that darkness is necessary. But the stars neither require nor demand it.

We have not yet encountered any god who is as merciful as a man who flicks a beetle over on its feet.

One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time…give it, give it all, give it now.

People love pretty much the same things best. A writer looking for subjects inquires not after what he loves best, but after what he alone loves at all.

The universe was not made in jest but in solemn incomprehensible earnest.

You can’t test courage cautiously.

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days.

The real and proper question is: why is it beautiful

It has always been a happy thought to me that the creek runs on all night, new every minute, whether I wish it or know it or care, as a closed book on a shelf continues to whisper to itself its own inexhaustible tale.

Books swept me away, this way and that, one after the other; I made endless vows according to their lights for I believed them.

The dedicated life is worth living. You must give with your whole heart.

We are most deeply asleep at the switch when we fancy we control any switches at all.

The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out.

Adverbs are a sign that you’ve used the wrong verb.

You can serve or you can sing, and wreck your heart in prayer, working the world’s hard work.

We live in all we seek.

As you cannot do what you want, Want what you can do.

If not me, who? If not now, when?

Education doesn’t just take place in stuffy classrooms and university buildings, it can happen everywhere, every day to every person.

Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.

Keep all ur troubles in ur own pocket. But, make sure that the pocket has a hole!

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.

You can’t go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are.

Don’t be afraid of what you want. This is your time. The barriers are down.