God is not someone or something separate but is the suchness in each moment, the underlying reality.

Buddha left a road map, Jesus left a road map, Krishna left a road map, Rand McNally left a road map. But you still have to travel the road yourself

When your fear touches someone’s pain, it becomes pity, when your love touches someone’s pain, it become compassion.

If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call to make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?

Death is just a change in lifestyles.

If there is a single definition of healing it is to enter with mercy and awareness those pains, mental and physical, from which we have withdrawn in judgment and dismay. (48)

Love is not what we become but who we already are

Our suffering is caused by holding on to how things might have been, should have been, could have been.

Our work is to keep our hearts open in hell.

Go to the truth beyond the mind. Love is the bridge.

The saddest part about being human is not paying attention. Presence is the gift of life.

It's what's known as an origin myth. What happened to me? That's no myth.

I base a deuteragonist on the best friend I never had. A lot of good ideas come from what I never had and cause my imagination to light up.

The only thing more dangerous than a willingness to ignore the Law is an ability to change it.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

I like movies like 'Mother's Day', where you watch it, and you've liked it for years as a horror movie.

I always wear the shoes of the character a week before going on set; the idea of just putting on a new pair of shoes on the first day of filming is just horrific.

To choose evil is to choose freedom, emancipation from all restraint.

I like to read. Autobiographies.

Be glad you're even alive.' Be furious you're going to die.

An absolute joy to read - it stimulates and engages. Westney is asking new questions not addressed elsewhere . . . and you will be drawn in by the author's inviting, yet quietly compelling style.