Can you really talk to the dead?" She gave me the look that I was familiar with by now: equal parts derision, skepticism, and curiosity. “How much would it be? I mean, how much do you charge?

McKenzie was Caroline's primary wingman. They had matching Coach bags to prove it.

It is hard to remember that you are a cherished spiritual being when you're burping up apple fritters and Cheetos.

Only the Truth of God can redeem humankind.

Words of wisdom are easier said when shown, otherwise, they are incomprehensible.

I know a lot and have written a lot and have thought a lot about motherhood.

Hunger of the body is altogether different from the shallow, daily hunger of the belly. Those who have known this kind of hunger cannot entirely love, ever again, those who have not.

I was formerly so stuck into plans. I can now live more spontaneously. This I want not yet to give away.

My body was born into the - baptized in the Methodist church, and it will be buried in the Methodist Church. Meanwhile, I have a soul. And my soul cannot be confined to any human institution.

Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.

To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.

It's nice to be in a place where I can be a little more selective, and to be sought out for ideas that I have.