Bach for Inspiration

I recently read "Jonathan Livingstone Seagull" by Richard Bach and was really inspired by the book. I had earlier read "Illusions" by the same author, which was equally good. After reading two of his books, I can safely confess that I am a fan of Richard Bach.

Here are some of my favourite quotes by Richard Bach:

"Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.”

"You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.”

"If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.”

"Bad things are not the worst things that can happen to us. 'Nothing' is the worst thing that can happen to us!”

"Avoid problems, and you'll never be the one who overcame them.”

“Learning is finding out what you already know, Doing is demonstrating that you know it, Teaching is reminding others that they know it as well as you do. We are all learners, doers, and teachers.”

"I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it?”

"To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there.”

“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.”

"The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change.”

“If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were.”

"A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we’re pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we’re safe in our own paradise. Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we’re two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we’ve found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.”