The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.
Now love's the only thing that's free We must take it where it's found Pretty soon it may be costly
I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.
There's a power in words. There's a power in being able to explain and describe and articulate what you know and feel and believe about the world, and about yourself.
I don't try to project any image at all, other than the person that I am.
At this point in my life Id like to live as if only love mattered.
So don't be tempted by the shiny apple Don't you eat of a bitter fruit Hunger only for a taste of justice Hunger only for a world of truth 'Cause all that you have is your soul.
To recognize that mystery, we must go down deep into ourselves, into that place where the walls of our being are layered with our own memories. Remember that, as in any pool, when we cast one pebble we will see many, many concentric circles. One memory begets another and then another, building into stories.
The only Commandment I ever obeyed — 'Consider the Lilies.
Why is it that it's okay to call a white person "mate" yet it's not okay to call a black guy "primate"?
The problem isn't that people don't understand how good things are. It's that they know, from personal experience, that things really aren't that good.