The stage is near and dear to me.
You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is
People can say whatever they want about you without knowing the facts. They can criticize you without even knowing you, and hate you when they don't even know you. All of a sudden, you're, like, the bin Laden of America. Osama bin Laden is the only one who knows exactly what I'm going through.
The depth of your struggle determines the height of your success.
In life, you have people that love to party. That's me. People that love God. That's me. People that love sex. That's me. People that love people. That's me. And people that make mistakes. That's me also.
Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a Divine Center, a speaking Voice. . . . Life from the Center is a life of unhurried peace and power. It is simple. It is serene. It is amazing. It is radiant.
Well, I believe that the depth of your struggle can determine the height of your success. I was inspired to come out of everything I've been through and end up in a place where I never thought that I would be.
I think that people who can't believe in faeries aren't worth knowing. I just think that alternate realities make you a good writer. If your work is any more than one dimension, you believe in faeries.
The aura of billions of people coats all experiences like a thick cloud of smog. Just to live on the earth is to live in that smog.
A snake came to my water trough On a hot, hot day, and I in pajamas for the heat, To drink there.
God demands not that I be successful, but that I be faithful.