Most people who have survived abuse have great strength.

Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight.

Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.

It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers -- they help us to learn.

Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are.

I have never met an aggressive person who wasn’t a fearful person.

True love heals and affects spiritual growth. If we do not grow because of someone else’s love, it’s generally because it is a counterfeit form of love.

We cannot heal what we cannot feel.

I believe that this neglected, wounded, inner child of the past is the major source of human misery.

Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about our pain.

To truly be committed to a life of honesty, love and discipline, we must be willing to commit ourselves to reality.

Even the most powerful woman needs a place to unwind.

Love is at the very root of having a positive attitude.

In a restless heart the seed of betrayal lay.

A silent dark...as black as a moonless lake, as a ravine's wings, darkness there and nothing more, merely this and nothing more.

I am just trying to keep it real.

Amherst was pivotal in my broad intellectual development; MIT in my development as a professional economist.

The best age is the age you are.

If it doesn't fart or eat hay, she isn't interested.

A man finds love and is satisfied. A woman finds love and insists on turning it into happiness.

The police belongs to the people and the people belong to the police.