"To question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Nature teaches us a valuable lesson: hope is the anchor of a weary soul."

"It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge."

"It is a timeless truth that love is the bridge that unites two souls across the chasms of mortal solitude."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that a grateful heart is a magnet for miracles."

"I love to take things that are everyday and comforting and make them into the most luxurious things in the world."

"The real lover is the man who can thrill you just by touching your head or smiling into your eyes - or just by staring into space."