I go into the Upanishads to ask questions.
There are people who are seekers and people who aren't.
...like a magnetic compass turning north, I always tried to head in the direction of the better, which is the direction to God. ...the directions that appeared to lead away from Christianity led me deeper into it.
You must go in quest of yourself, and you will find yourself again only in the simple and forgotten things.
Soul Mountain, the story of one man’s quest for inner peace and freedom.
I dabbled with faith, and I explored religion quite thoroughly.
It was far in the sameness of the wood; I was running with joy on the Demon's trail, Though I knew what I hunted was no true god.
There’s people who do things and people who never do—who say they will someday, but they just don’t. I want to go on a quest. I’ve always wanted to go on a quest. And now that I have one, I’m not backing down from it. I’m not going home until it’s complete.
For me, my life is a journey.
Who am I?, the artist asks. And he devotes his whole life to finding out.
I am a searcher... I always was... and I still am... searching for the missing piece.
But I really wanted to find it for you. And when it looked in the end like it wasn't going to turn up, I just said to myself, one day I'll go to Norfolk and I'll find it there for her.' 'The lost corner of England,' I said.
I'm going to search for my star until I find it. It's hidden in the drawer of innocence, wrapped in a scarf of wonder.
Do you know the wish of your heart?" - The Darkest Road
If I could persuade myself that I could find Him in a Himalayan cave I would proceed there immediately.
The cold passion for truth hunts in no pack.
I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.
Somehow I have the feeling that in some book is the great treasure I've been looking for all my life.
Every writing career starts as a personal quest for sainthood, for self-betterment. Sooner or later, and as a rule quite soon, a man discovers that his pen accomplishes a lot more than his soul.
The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.
My ultimate search has been for a muse.
If pinpointing God's presence were really that simple, then he supposed the beaches would be more crowded in the mornings. They would be filled with people on their own quests, instead of people jogging or walking their dogs or fishing in the surf.
This journey has always been about reaching your own other shore no matter what it is, and that dream continues.
I was young, out of the military service in Israel. I was looking for a big adventure, and I was searching for it.
He went to Paris looking for answers to questions that bothered him so. He was impressive, young and aggressive, saving the world on his own.
