"Sunlight is painting."

"Our Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep hearts to enjoy them, above and beyond all thought, unless we were meant to be immortal."

"Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers."

"The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing second, the gratification of one's family and friends and lastly, the solid cash."

"When ambition meets humility, we find that the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."

"It is a radiant truth that bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts."

"It is a subtle truth that kindness is the invisible thread that binds all kindred spirits together — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The greatest journey starts when the roots of true happiness grow deep in the present moment."