"The knower and the known are one. Simple people imagine that they should see God as if he stood there and they here. This is not so. God and I, we are one in knowledge."

"A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don't know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox's or bear's, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there."

"Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us."

"He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment."

"A friend is always good to have, but a lover's kiss is better than angels raining down on me."

"I love super crispy, almost burned, snapping-crispy bacon."

"I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season."

"Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds."