“At the heart of all anger, all grudges, and all resentment, you'll always find a fear that hopes to stay anonymous.”

“If the tree doesn't hug you back, it's not a problem with the tree, it's a problem with your heart.”

“Never be afraid to cry. Sometimes, nothing can cleanse the heart more than a few wet tears.”

“Fears and worries originate in the mind. Love and joy originate from the soul.”

“Your words, your thoughts, your imagination: powerful tools. Remember that and use them wisely.”

“Life is not something that happens to us, Life happens through us.”

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”

“Every man who has reached even his intellectual teens begins to suspect that life is no farce that it is not genteel comedy even that it flowers and fructifies on the contrary out of the profoundes...”

“Let us love. Let our lives be a perpetual song of love for God, first of all, and for all human beings who suffer, love, and mourn. Let deep joy live in us. Let us be like the lark, enemy of the ni...”

“Turn off the light to enter into the darkness and enlighten the world with the lights of your being.”

“It matters not how fast light may travel, darkness shall always be there awaiting its arrival.”

“When our thoughts, at times, wander into darkness... remember we are human and have been imbued with free will to choose the light.”

“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...”