"It seems to me that we learn the most not when we look for a certain answer, but when we allow questions to naturally guide us to an outocme, often an outcome that we have not planned or predicted. My goal...is to live the questions."

“Faith is primarily a process of identification; the process by which the individual ceases to be himself and becomes part of something eternal.”

“Any cat that misses a mouse pretends it was aiming for the dead leaf.”

“I think the silhouette of the kimono costume will become engraved in people's minds. I do think there'll be lots of red accents in the near future. For me personally, I can't see myself flaunting around in a geisha uniform but it'll make me smile when I see what others do with it.”

Source : "Geisha style is a hit with Westerners". www.today.com. December 8, 2005.

“Loneliness is black coffee and late-night television; solitude is herb tea and soft music.”

“Love is the common currency of the poor.”

“Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.”

“The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.”

“I want your heart, I want to eat your children.”