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

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.

And what is more generous than a window?

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!

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.

There is nothing wrong with you... Life isn't supposed to be easy... It is designed to be challenging so that you will grow into a more conscious, loving human being.

Definition of a zombie

Some people say funny things, but I say things funny.

Less depends upon the choice of words than upon this, that their introduction shall be justified by pregnant theorems.

Wherever we are, we are as one

In Oakland, Al Davis was a genius. We had Ron Wolff there, too, and he was a genius. There was no room for me to be a genius.

Right on to the New Period vineyard arbors were the centre and chief ornament of all gardens.

I love the ups and downs and the eccentricities of my career. The worst movies have produced some of the best friendships.

Who can be against progress, after all? But it's a fraudulent use of the word - because for the Progressive, progress is marked not be how free you are, but how much government can 'do' for you.

If you don't try and force it, a song will find the proper moment to come to life.