“We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.”

“Play is my Way. Fun is my destiny. Love and joy are my religion.”

“Find the pitch and pace and syllables and words you love to hear. Delight your own senses, and self-romance.”

“The thought of our past years in me doth breed Perpetual benediction: not indeed For that which is most worthy to be blest Delight and liberty, the simple creed Of Childhood, whether busy or at res...”

“I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.”

“If the devil is sending you thoughts of fear, resist him, stop the thoughts”

“Perhaps living in fear can drive all devils out of a person.”

“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.”

“These examples suggest what one needs to learn to control attention. In principle any skill or discipline one can master on ones own will serve: meditation and prayer if one is so inclined; exercis...”

“The joy from eating does not come from the exclusivity of the food, but instead from the sensitivity that we eat it with.”