History is what scholars and conquerors say happened; story is what it was like to live on the ground.

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.

The sweet pleasure of prayer, the grace of the soul.

The change which the writing wrought in me (and of which I did not write) was only a beginning; only to prepare me for the gods' surgery. They used my own pen to probe my wound.

You cannot learn to fly by flying. First you must learn to walk, to run, to climb, to dance.

Anyone who is not working toward the truth is missing the whole point of living.

It's [her new house] kind of like my relationship. I'm like nurturing it and like spending a lot of time there and making sure that everything is perfect. It's like my new boyfriend.

Writing with other people is the only way I ever really work. In some ways it's great because it's helpful to someone pull you out of the loop.

The polemics of right-wing radio are putting nothing less than hate onto the airwaves, into the marketplace, electing it to office, teaching it in schools, and exalting it as freedom.

Kill the cow of your ego as quickly as you can, so that your inner spirit can come to life and attain true awareness.

We've played with a lot of confidence and that's been the key so far. Hopefully, we can take more confidence into the playoffs.