I’m a free spirit who never had the balls to be free.

You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.

What if I was never redeemed? What if I already was?

Don't surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn't true anymore.

Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will.

The story of human intimacy is one of constantly allowing ourselves to see those we love most deeply in a new, more fractured light. Look hard. Risk that.

You have to say I am forgiven again and again until it becomes the story you believe about yourself.

That my complicated life could be made so simple was astounding.

Real love moves freely in both directions. Don't waste your time on anything else.

Be about ten times more magnanimous than you believe yourself capable of. Your life will be a hundred times better for it.

Love is our essential nutrient. Without it, life has little meaning. It's the best thing we have to give and the most valuable thing we receive. It's worthy of all the hullabaloo.

I eat breakfast pretty much 'round the clock - muffins in the morning, scones for lunch, cereal at night - which may be odd but is also oddly satisfying, if only because the choice is my own.

Forgiveness really is so misunderstood, as well as the power it can release in an individual.

My primary consultant is myself.

All flowers talk to me and so do hundreds of little living things in the woods. I learn what I know by watching and loving everything.

The hardest things in life are done the least but provide the most.

You've got to be a little vicious. You've got to be narcissistic. You've got to be on fire about your career.

If you can manage to experience three positive emotions for every one negative emotion … you dramatically improve your health and your ability to successfully tackle any problem you're facing.

We need to uptick our image with everyone, including one-armed midgets.

I can't tell you where I'm going . . . but I can tell you where I come from.

I'm a collector. I think it's great for everybody. Artists like it, they answer positively.