For however dutifully we record what we see around us, the common denominator of all we see is always, transparently, shamelessly, the implacable I.

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

Make nature your best teacher. With great love, learn from her the lessons of life.

Darkness as well as light. Or do I mean darkness, another kind of light? Lucifer would say so, and I have a weakness for fallen angels.

Read something worth writing about or write something worth reading about

You must long for God more than normal. You must be willing to live to give, not live to gain.

Insecurity's best cover is perfectionism. That's where it becomes an art form.

It is easy to make promises - it is hard work to keep them.

I believe we should be championing the work of women. I believe we should be championing the work of people who have been marginalized. That's who I am. How can I not believe in that?

I do not support child abuse. It's a disgusting crime of which I am a victim.

It's pretty overwhelming to know that people can call up Moviefone and find out where it's playing.

Men of Athens, I honor and love you; but I shall obey God rather than you, and while I have life and strength I shall never cease from the practice and teaching of philosophy.