It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
-Saint Francis of Assisi
Though we longed not to be lonely, we also feared the pain it would take us to be brought out of our lonely states. And after that fear, could we be guaranteed that we would never be returned to a state of loneliness again? We could not.
-Edward Carey
I’ll wear two swords, a sword of shakti (power) and a sword of bhakti (meditation).
The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.
-Ernest Hemingway
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
Find a woman who makes you feel more alive. She won't make life perfect but she'll make it infinitely more interesting. And then love her with all that's in you.
-Gayle G. Roper