Reading is reading - no matter what the material.

Back at home I spent so much time on my own, but never once felt lonely. Here, even though I see hundreds more people each day, I've never felt lonelier.

When we are quiet and still we contract and settle.

Chaos isn't good for your health.

I am two fools, I know, for loving, and for saying so in whining poetry.

I always wear the same thing at home. I can't be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.

In many respects, this country is becoming an oligarchy, with a tiny percentage of America owning the media, owning the country.

I mean, when I started out I was billing per hour, like a shrink because you would sit with somebody and work. But most of it, if it's for a live show it's usually a buy-out. A flat fee.

When I could no longer cling to my normal supports I discovered that true support and real safety lie far beyond the structures of our world.

There is no love of God without patience, and no patience without lowliness and sweetness of spirit.

If you yell at a kid and he gets mad at you, you've lost him. If you yell at a kid and he gets mad at himself, then you have something.

I graduated from school for graphic design, and I started to get into acting class just to get over severe fright. I was an extremely shy person. I could barely say hello to anybody.