I believe that dance communicates man's deepest, highest and most truly spiritual thoughts and emotions far better than words, spoken or written.
I love to travel, but when I really want to escape, I read a book.
Be you writer or reader, it is very pleasant to run away in a book.
I throw back my head, and, feeling free as the wind, breathe in the fresh mountain air. Although I am heavy-hearted, my spirits are rising. To walk in nature is always good medicine.
To be a writer you should read, write and talk to people, hear their knowledge, hear their problems. Be a good listener. The rest will come.
That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids.
There is something all life has in common, and when I know what it is I shall know myself.
The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to infinity.
Picture this," said Magnus. "Me with a little monkey friend. I could teach him tricks. I could dress him in a cunning jacket. He could look just like me! But more monkey-shaped.
The living self has one purpose only: to come into its own fullness of being, as a tree comes into full blossom, or a bird into spring beauty, or a tiger into lustre.
I was a lesbian for a semester at Wesleyan - it was a graduation requirement.