The emotional findings, then, suggest that to gain the most benefit from writing about life’s traumas, acknowledge the negative but celebrate the positive.

As the number of studies increased, it became clear that writing was a far more powerful tool for healing than anyone had ever imagined.

Human relationships are not rocket science--the are far, far more complicated

Holding back our thoughts, feelings and behaviors can place people at risk for minor and major diseases.

The act of not discussing or confiding the event with another may be more damaging than having experienced the event per se.

If you are looking for a lover, a job, a new house, or a serial killer, Snoop is for you. It’s great science and a fun read by a world-renowned personality researcher.

Jealousy is not a result of love. It is a result of crossed relationship boundaries. Love and relationships should not be confused.

If worries begin, then realize that the task at hand is going to be disturbed and if worries do not occur, then know that the task will not be disturbed. Worries are obstacles to the work.

A little belief, a little faith, a little hope is sometimes all we need, to see the light.

Fantasy is the only truth.

The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business.

The fools think I am writing algebra but what I am really writing is geometry.

Everybody in America is a part of this big herd of cattle being led to the marketplace, not to be sold, which is usual with cattle, but to do the buying. And everyone is branded.

Simply put, Redeeming Love is the most powerful work of fiction you will ever read.

One of the tragedies of the Bush administration is that we went back to business as usual, make a deal with the Democrats, lets all be friends in Washington philosophy.

Writers are the custodians of memory, and that's what this chapter is about: how to leave some kind of record of your life and of the family you were born into.