“There's always something to occupy the inquiring mind.”

“The key to being free, authentic and creative is to clear debris from the space you always occupy – your mind.”

“It wasn't only our country they occupied," Irene explained to Amir Shah. "They occupied our minds.”

“there's always something in miso soup”

“Is he mad? Anyway there's something on his mind, as sure as there must be something on a deck when it cracks.”

“Courage is accepting your fear and doing whatever needs to be done anyway. Cowards are people who can't face up to their fear and let it get the better of them. There's always a place for courage. There's always something that can be done. You might not see it right away. Sooner or later something comes to mind that can help you through it. You make up your mind that it's okay to be afraid and you are going to be all right. Then you do what has to be done. That's courage.”