The Beauty Of Being Foreign Is That

He [dalai Lama] Feels, And I Feel, And Everyone Feels The Suffering And Frustration Of The Tibetans Who Long For Action, Who Long For A Militant Response. But, In Some Ways Very Few Of Those Individuals Have Ever Been In The Position Of Being Head Of State.

Writing Should ... Be As Spontaneous And Urgent As A Letter To A Lover, Or A Message To A Friend Who Has Just Lost A Parent ... And Writing Is, In The End, That Oddest Of Anomalies: An Intimate Letter To A Stranger

The Dalai Lama Says Tibet And The Modern World Can Engage In A Conversation; Perhaps Tibet Has Something To Share With The Rest Of Us Based On Its Researches Into Mind, And We Have A Lot That We Can Share With Tibet.

In A World Full Of Shifting Borders, Everything Is Happening All At Once In Every Possible Direction.

My Christmas Present To Myself Each Year Is To See How Much Air Travel Can Open Up The World And Take Me To Places As Far From Sheltered California And Japan As Possible.