My Tibet, Text by his Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet

"I accept the Nobel Peace Prize in a spirit of optimism. . . . We must seek change through dialogue and trust. It is my heartfelt prayer that Tibet's plight may be resolved in such a manner and that once again my country, the Roof of the World, may serve as a sanctuary of peace and a resource of spiritual inspiration at the heart of Asia."--His Holiness the Dalai Lama