“When the flames of life are gnawing away at your butt, run faster, quicker, and harder than you've ever run before, because I guarantee it that life will condition you, harder than any trainer ever...”

“It only takes one thought in one moment to alter the course of your life.”

“Life's choices are wild and free, but sustaining and elevating, or destructive and debilitating. It's up to us to choose.”

“The enchanted day is only enchanted if we ourselves believe that anything is possible.”

“We're all strange in our own strange way.”

“When you have acceptance of who you are there is no need to discuss your past.”

“My favorite lecturer was Alan Bean, who flew on Apollo 12 and is one of the twelve guys who walked on the moon. After retiring from NASA, he became a painter. Alan's lecture was called "The Art of ...”

“Focus! (said a voice within me). We are here to craft emotions. To become a better person. Not to waste our serenity on someone who had a poor upbringing and are not taught manners.”

“I make love with a focus and intensity that most people reserve for sleep.”

“In these myriad ways, we carved out our lives in Los Angeles. Yet falling asleep was often an act of travel, taking me quickly by the hand so that I am instantly surrounded by verdant foliage, the ...”

“Men were snoring, twitching and whimpering, struggling with nightmares less terrible than reality.”

“Never are we as honest as at night, alone with thoughts and nightmares.”

“When it comes to success, there are no shortcuts.”