You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.

Poetry should surprise by a fine excess and not by singularity.

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.

Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.

A true guru does not want followers, but wants to awaken the guru within each of us.

The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.