“Expecta­tions can become goals, which only get in the way of the experience we are having in this moment.”

“Death becomes the key that unlocks the door where the beauty and meaning of every living moment can be found. If we espouse the goal of becoming "warriors" - individuals who live in full awareness - then we must learn to refine our actions under death's pressing reminder to live now. There can be no "would have done" or "could have done". There is only a desire to be - all in this single moment.”

“We should know that reviving a nation needs effort and sacrifice and that we will experience rest only when the struggle achieves the prospective goals; then and only then can striver find rest.”

“There are only two ways to experience joy and peace of mind in relationships; we either get what we want or we learn to be happy with what we have.”

“What art ought to do is tell stories which are moment-by-moment wonderful, which are true to human experience, and which in no way explain human experience.”

“We have to use the experience. We can become either bitter or better.”