Forgiveness is the act of admitting we are like other people.

Wonder is not a Pollyanna stance, not a denial of reality; wonder is an acknowledgement of the power of the mind to transform, to notice, to decide what experience shall mean.

When you’re stuck in a spiral, to change all aspects of the spin you need only to change one thing.

Writing bridges the inner and outer worlds and connects the paths of action and reflection.

Words are how we think; stories are how we link.

Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.

In the midst of overwhelming noise and distraction, the voice of story is calling us to remember our true selves.

To work in the world lovingly means that we are defining what we will be for, rather than reacting to what we are against.

The purpose of life is not to maintain personal comfort; it's to grow the soul.

Spiritual life is contractual. The sacred cannot dialogue with the unresponsive.

Creatures of a very particular making, we need to know the cultural blinders that narrow our world view as well as the psychological blinders that narrow our view of our personal experience.

God is challenging us and each one of us has to decide to personally take up this challenge

The volume of twaddle from critics is directly proportional to the distance you keep from them. There is always room to spread your wings when you fly solo.

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

Everything I do is the environment.

I love not to be choked with other men's thoughts.

Adjectives are the sugar of literature and adverbs the salt.

We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes - and we must.

Pursuing a God-ordained passion, no matter how crazy it seems, is the most responsible thing you can do.

Love is the way messengers from the mystery tell us things

When I write a story, it's not like I'm thinking about what I'm doing