"Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth." -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity." -- Martin Luther King, Jr., in nominating Thich Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize

"Thich Nhat Hanh writes with the voice of the Buddha." -- Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

"Thich Nhat Hanh is more my borther than many who are nearer to me in race and nationality, because he and I see the exact same way." -- Thomas Merton

"Among Buddhist leaders influential in the West, Thich Nhat Hanh ranks second only to the Dalai Lama." -- New York Times

"Thich Nhat Hanh is a real poet." -- Robert Lowell

"One of our most treasured spiritual teachers tells a story that will touch your heart. So beautiful." -- Marianne Williamson, author of A Return to Love

"Thich Nhat Hanh has given us a luminous book. The Novice is both instructive and haunting. Its heroine holds a lantern for all seekers." -- Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way