I had to learn to forgive myself, not to judge, but to learn from the past. They showed me how vital it is to accept, be truthful, and love myself. So I could do the same with others.

We automatically give to each person we meet, but we choose what we give. Our words, our actions, must consciously set the stage for the life we wish to lead.

If you go to bed at night and think about your day and you haven't laughed very much, then you must jump out of bed and go do something fun.

You either have faith or fear, not both. Things, they think, generate fear. The more things you have, the more you have to fear. Eventually you are living your life for things.

Forget the pain. Learn to endure. Focus your attention elsewhere.

I have learned that everything is an opportunity for spiritual enrichment.

If I simply live the principles that appear to be truth for me, I will touch the lives of those I am destined to touch.

Truth is truth. If you hurt someone, you hurt self. If you help someone, you help self.

All diseases and disorders have some spiritual connection and serve as stepping stones for us to listen to and learn from.

The only way to pass a test is to take the test

Everything in the universe has a purpose. There are no misfits, there are no freaks, there are no accidents. There are only things we don't understand.

Age is only a number. Maturity to a large extent is dependent on your exposure to life, its experiences and your lessons from them.

Every culture has some ritual for joining two people together and making them stay that way, and ours is giving tax breaks.

You have to be insane enough to live an insanely beautiful life.

I want your tongue back.”“And you’ll get it.” He pulled away only to tug his shirt off impatiently.

As an Irish person, there's a historical fascination with America: America is the default green and promised land for Irish people and Italians; that's what we grow up with.

In love abides all knowledge. It is mankind's love and interest in things that in time reveals their secret.

As my doctor said, eventually your eyes do start to give out on you if you're not taking care of them.

What's the trick to writing a great female character? Make her human.

There are no grown-ups....Everyone is winging it, some just do it more confidently.

The church is, above all, a place to receive grace: it brings forgiven people together with the aim of equipping us to dispense grace to others.