“Our actions are all that separate our daydreams from our goals.”
“Our inner battle is the wall that separates us from our own light.”
“Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny. From "Cutting for Stone”
“It is ironic that the one thing that all religions recognize as separating us from our creator--our very self-consciousness--is also the one thing that divides us from our fellow creatures. It was a bitter birthday present from evolution.”
“Character is the measure of our freedom from the tyranny of our instincts. It is the space we create between our urges and our actions.”
“The dead are never far from us. They're in our hearts and on our minds and in the end all that separates us from them is a single breath, one final puff of air.”