It occurred to me that when I begin to write, I open myself and wait. And when I turn toward an inner spiritual awareness, I open myself and wait.

Writing and prayer are both a form of love, and love takes courage.

Jesus said, “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret.

Putting words onto paper—when it is done as an honest act of search or connection, rather than as an act of manipulation, performance, self-aggrandizement or self-protection—is a holy act.

God’s love is God’s attention.

I decided that it wasn’t pretty that I felt, but confident.

When someone tries to make life miserable for you, remember, they are fighting a losing battle with themselves.

We should not permit tolerance to degenerate into indifference.

To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal.

I think people fail to realize that teams and organizations have been stacking teams since way back in the day.

The first dog I had was owned by an abusive couple. He was very skittish. He wouldn't let me hold him. It was explained to me that it was because of how he was treated.

I've just finished reading some of my early papers, and you know, when I'd finished I said to myself, 'Rutherford, my boy, you used to be a damned clever fellow.' (1911)

Am I eating chicken or tuna?

I'm very influenced by a lot of things, but my chief influence is my friends and what I see and what I feel and my own experiences and memory.

We have to fight the past to survive.