I want to tell stories and make people feel good. That's when music is at its finest.
The reason I spend thousands of lifetime hours creating something 99 percent of which no one else is likely to ever read is that writing itself is the gift.
How we remember, what we remember, and why we remember form the most personal map of our individuality.
Millions of people are joined in the knowledge that writing brings insight and calm in the same way that prayer, meditation, or a long walk in the woods does. They have discovered that writing allows the racing mind to move at the pace of pen and paper or the pace of typing on the waiting screen - that journal writing is a spiritual practice.
Forgiveness is the act of admitting we are like other people. We are prone to make mistakes that cause confusion, inflict pain, and miscommunicate our intentions. . . The only choice we have is to reconcile ourselves to our own flaws and the flaws of other people, or withdraw from the community.
We need a revolution in the West: not violent overthrow, but a willingness to take responsibility for the course of history being set forth in our names. We need a revolution determined to activate broad, inclusive social change.
Words are how we think; stories are how we link.
If we want to go to space with humans, that's for fun not for science. Human adventures in space are just sporting events.
I always made my food congenial to my constitution, and my health was always excellent.
One and all have to face reality now.
I feel my task is done. I feel a sense of satisfaction,. . . It's the moment and I seized it.