"Better to be a drunkard and a lover than a pious hypocrite."

"The path to God is not through the mosque or the temple, but through the heart."

"Do not be afraid of change, for it is the law of life."

"Do not seek happiness in worldly possessions, for they are fleeting."

"I once asked a bird, 'How do you fly in this gravity of darkness?' She responded, 'love lifts me.'"