The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Our errors are steps on the way.

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.