Stay close to any sounds that make you glad you are alive.

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

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

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

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

You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life.

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