And what is more generous than a window?

To grow in craft is to increase the bredth of what I can do, but art is the depth, the passion, the desire, the courage to be myself and myself alone.

Writing as an art form belongs to all people, regardless of economic class or educational level. . . . A writer is someone who writes.

When we neglect the artist in ourselves, there is a kind of mourning that goes on under the surface of our busy lives.

A writer is someone who writes!

Even those truths that are painful will ultimately increase my wisdom, undergird my strength, make possible my art.

Writing and prayer are both a form of love, and love takes courage.

Jesus said, “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret.

It occurred to me that when I begin to write, I open myself and wait. And when I turn toward an inner spiritual awareness, I open myself and wait.

Putting words onto paper—when it is done as an honest act of search or connection, rather than as an act of manipulation, performance, self-aggrandizement or self-protection—is a holy act.

God’s love is God’s attention.

Toulouse Street ran one way toward the Mississippi River. Jackson looked over [Imogene's] head into one of those famous New Orleans courtyards, full of lush foliage, mossy brick, secrets, and wonder.

....my sacred landscape is the foothills of the stars - I go there often to sleep ...

The growth of a naturalist is like the growth of a musician or athlete: excellence for the talented, lifelong enjoyment for the rest, benefit for humanity.

When you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in your life.

You guys (E.L.F.) are all so precious for me. Can't be changed with other things.

If ye would go up high, then use your own legs! Do not get yourselves carried aloft; do not seat yourselves on other people's backs and heads!

The average celebrity meets, in one year, ten times the amount of people that the average person meets in his entire life.

I am not afraid of anything. I am voting for Hillary Clinton because I am excited and enthusiastic.

Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there. Enter deeply into an attack and neutralize it as you draw that misdirected force into your own sphere.

I've never signed any contract and never received a cent from Iraq.