If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy
I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.
To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.
Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one.
The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.
We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.
To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.
It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.
Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
True spirituality has its basis in moral life, which in turn is based on contem-plation.
I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just...in between.
Live for yourself and you will live in vain;Live for others, and you will live again.
The more I see, the less I know for sure.
He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.
Unsatisfied desire is in itself more desirable than any other satisfaction.
We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.
Life has got to be lived-that's all that there is to it.
I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.