“Do not say the land ahead does not exist, simply because you cannot see it.”

“To wish a life without stairs, without hills and mountains is to wish a dim life without the joy of rising with our own efforts!”

“She was bendable light: she shone around every corner of my day.”

“Over the summit, I saw the so-called Mono desert lying dreamily silent in the thick, purple light -- a desert of heavy sun-glare beheld from a desert of ice-burnished granite.”

“Love is a weapon of Light, and it has the power to eradicate all forms of darkness. That is the key. When we offer love even to our enemies, we destroy their darkness and hatred...”