“The moment we begin to define others and ourselves by how we are different, the seeds of separation are planted.”

“Suffering happens when we expect life to be something more and different than what it is in the present moment. When we let go of all expectations, there is peace.”

“A moment was not a single moment at all, but rather an infinite number of different moments, depending on who was seeing things and how.”

“In every lifetime there is a moment. A moment so clear, so profoundly unique; that it stands out against billions of other moments. When you find a moment such as this one, you pay extra close attention to it. It will usually contain something that defines you in the future. (The Children of Ankh)”

“We are not worthy to unloose the latchets of Jesus' shoes, because, if we do, we begin to say to ourselves, "What great folks are we; we have been allowed to loose the latchets of the Lord's sandals." If we do not tell somebody else about it with many an exultation, we at least tell ourselves about it, and feel that we are something after all, and ought to be held in no small repute.”

“Men,” she said as she took my arm and led me to the brightly lit room. “They forget we need to see the outcome of pain before we willingly put ourselves through it. How else would we suffer nine months to have a beautiful child? We already know we have guts.”

“We are all put in different positions for different reasons.”