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

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

Pretend you’re more obsessed with this moment and a little bit less with the way it ends.

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

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

I felt it shelter to speak to you.

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

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

Open to whatever you experience without fighting. Let it be present just as it is. Let go of the battle.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.