Much of my work over the years has developed the premise that women's styles of friendship and conversation aren't inherently better than men's, simply different.

For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships.

The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship.

Part of the reason images of women in positions of authority are marked by their gender is that the very notion of authority is associated with maleness.

Male-female conversation is cross-cultural communication

Many men honestly do not know what women want, and women honestly do not know why men find what they want so hard to comprehend and deliver.

We tend to look through language and not realize how much power language has

Cooperation isn't the absence of conflict but a means of managing conflict.

The desire for freedom and independence becomes more of an issue for many men in relationships, whereas interdependence and connection become more of an issue for many women.

More men feel comfortable doing "public speaking," while more women feel comfortable doing "private" speaking.

We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups.

When life is a horror....Don't look like a ghost!

The choices that women make sometimes seems provoking and at the same time amusing. I once met a lady who said she liked my amusing facial expression.

I need to stay calm and just pitch my game.

Those who say only artists and architects can create are the ones who are elitist.

Even in the darkness, his smile threw shadows.

The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading.

In the good mystery there is nothing wasted, no sentence, no word that is not significant.

Share the wealth. Be generous with your joy. Give away what you most want. Be generous with your insights and delights.

Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament has His hands full of graces, and He is ready to bestow them on anyone who asks for them

Not many people understand that, but if you open yourself to listening - you don't even have to exercise - you get better with time.