All I've ever wanted was a place to belong, and someone to belong to.

A partner to share the ups and downs with. Honor and strength, and knowing you're stronger together than apart

We need not take refuge in supernatural gods to explain our saints and sages and heroes and statesmen, as if to explain our disbelief that mere unaided human beings could be that good or wise.

Never fear the thing you feel-- Only by love is life made real

For me the greatest joy is to be able to submerge myself for a few hours every day in a human time that otherwise would be alien to me. A lifetime is not enough.

When the past comes knocking, don't answer. It has nothing new to tell you.

Today she’s walking down the driveway to get on the school bus. Tomorrow she’s going off to college. Don’t blink.

I believe in commitment. I believe in being open and trusting each other and respecting each other completely.

The attempt to regulate, control, and prescribe all manner of conduct and social relations is very old. It was always the practice of primitive peoples.

To be aware of little, quiet things, you need to be quiet inside. A high degree of alertness is required. Be still. Look. Listen. Be present.

We will not, on the altar of money, mortgage our conscience, mortgage our faith, mortgage our salvation.

I do think that the kind of writing that I do will always be around and printed in books, magazines, and now blogs.