Richard Bach

“Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.”

“The best way to avoid responsibility is to say, 'I've gotresponsibilities.”

“Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.”

“Tell him I said that he will know when he's my age that books aren't written on whims or old promises. Books are written on years turned inside out by ideas that never let go until you get them in print, and even then writing's a last resort, a desperate ransom you pay to get your life back.”

“Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you'll see the way to fly.”

“The simplest things are often the truest.”

“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.”

“In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.”

“don't you think between here and now we will see each other once or twice?”

“Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.”

“A moment later Jonathan’s body wavered in the air, shimmering, and began to go transparent. “Don’t let them spread silly rumors about me, or make me a god. O.K., Fletch? I’m a seagull. I like to fly, maybe…”

“Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.”

“The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder.”

“If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim.”

“Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.”

“The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.”

“Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.”

“No one does anything uncharacteristic of who they are.”

“Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.”

“If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats.”