Nothing is wrong - whatever is happening is just "real life."

Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.

Mindfulness is a pause - the space between stimulus and response: that's where choice lies.

Stopping the endless pursuit of getting somewhere else is the perhaps most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.

We can find true refuge within our own hearts and minds-right here, right now, in the midst of our moment-to-momen t lives.

On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness.

There are some things we can't choose, but in being present we can choose how we want to relate to them

Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.

There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.

Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.

The most powerful healing arises from the simple intention to love the life within you, unconditionally, with as much tenderness and presence as possible.

You have to remember that it is impossible to commit a crime while reading a book.

There was this about vampires : they could never look scruffy. Instead, they were... what was the word... deshabille. It meant untidy, but with bags and bags of style.

It is only in grammar that the mighty can be bound by rules made by the humble

Fiction is only fiction because it is yet to be proven.

Grief is a process, not a state.

A youth is to be regarded with respect.

The true story is vicious and multiple and untrue after all. Why do you need it? Don’t ever ask for the true story.

Even without success, creative persons find joy in a job well done. Learning for its own sake is rewarding.

The best way to learn anything is through a movie, because you have so much time to do it and you have great people teaching you.

There was never any point in my life when I wasn't called Mr. Donen. I'm told my first words were, 'Call me Mr. Donen.' But I suspect that's apocryphal. My mother, Mrs. Donen, tended to exaggerate.