People seldom change. Only their masks do. It is only our perception of them and the perception they have of themselves that actually change.

When you no longer perceive the world as hostile, there is no more fear, and when there is no more fear, you think, speak and act differently.

Part ways with your perception of reality, allow the unknown and your curiosity muster into a visual you've never allowed yourself to see.

Shallan’s mental image of Jasnah Kholin was of someone almost divine. It was, upon reflection, an odd way to regard a determined atheist.

What happens to you during Life may seem out of your control; how you perceive each experience, however... good or bad... is totally up to you.

The intellect seeks to throw its own interpretation of the real over reality, and in so doing carves the world up into artificial little cubes.

We prayed the moon would unstopper long enough to suck us through to the other side so we could see how dull the stars were at their backsides.

Through mastering the means of perception, the promise of who you are in physical form is opened with an increasing opportunity for fulfilment.

[A]s military history reveals, a bad plan is often better than no plan, especially if the people on the other side think it’s a good plan.

You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your perception...you see what is, where most people see what they expect.

Show a man too many camels' bones,or show them to him too often,and he will not be able to recognize a camel when he comes across a live one.

Our task and challenge as human beings is to appreciate, in the same instant, both the infinite significance and absolute insignificance of life.

To witness miracles unfold in your experience, count your blessings and be thankful. Perceived small blessings accumulate to be the most powerful.

If we take something to be the truth, we may cling to it so much that when the truth comes and knocks on our door, we won't want to let it in.

I love you because you loved me first. Yet you love me, saying I loved you first. Funny, our love thrives believing the other person started it.