The Wheel of Darkness

Trying to fulfill earthly desires was like carrying water to the sea; a never- ending task, and an ultimately useless one.

The mandalas were meant to be objects of contemplation, aids to meditation, their proportions magically balanced to purify and calm the mind. To stare at a mandala was to experience, if only briefly, the nothingness that is at the heart of enlightenment.

Lead me into all misfortune. Only by that path can I transform the negative into the positive.

He had done the right thing and that was what counted. That was the best you could do in life. How others took it was beyond his control.

people were like icebergs--most of what really went on, especially the ugliness, was submerged

a walther ppk. you're a james bond fan, i imagine....

The point of a cruise ship is the cruise itself. But an ocean liner’s job is to transport people on a schedule. The