It is a mistake to think of courage as something you show to others. True courage is only something you show to yourself.

He said you must always step forward from where you stand.

Breathes life into a vital but oft-neglected chapter of our history. Amy Belding Brown has turned an authentic drama of Indian captivity into a compelling, emotionally gripping tale that is at once wrenching and soulful.

Our demons, they have a way of becoming self-fulfilling.

You need to let the spirits have their way Shan.

I said I was looking for the temple of the saints, in order to find myself. He told me I didn’t need the temple, he would show me all I needed to know. Here is what it takes, he said, and he set his burden on the ground and stood straight. “But what do I do when I go home? I asked. Simple, he said. When you go home you do this – and he put the burden back on his shoulder.

If you are not careful your soul will wear out long before your body.

I tell them that the only peace you find up on a mountain is the peace you bring with you.

The more one understands the world...the harder it is to obtain Buddhahood." Dakpo to Shan

Who's to know what makes a bird wake up and decide to change its song? It was written that our world would change and it changed.