The only thing truly within our power, may be whether or not we will behave in each moment with arrogance or reverence.

A mystic is anyone who has the gnawing suspicion that the apparent discord, brokenness, contradictions and discontinuities that assault us every day might conceal a hidden unity.

Everyone carries with them at least one piece to someone else's puzzle.

The first mystery is simply that there is a mystery, a mystery that can never be explained or understood, only encountered from time to time. Nothing is obvious. Everything conceals something else.

Hold up your hands before your eyes. You are looking at the hands of God.

Our tolerance for forms of religious expression we disagree with is a precise barometer of our own spiritual security.

Religion is a more or less organized way of remembering that every ministry points to a higher reality.

When you learn to read you will be born again...and you will never be quite so alone again.

No one could suspect the intricate mysteries of her heart.

If we don't place the straitjacket of gender roles on young children, we give them space to reach their full potential.

Don't make prayer a consistent battle, but rather constantly pray against life's battles.

Camp Taylor is a foundation that I'm connected with right now, and anything I can do to help them and help those kids is something I want to do.

We're also confident that gamers are going to love our vision of the future.

The painful truth is that while we might have the illusion, none of us are free.

It's possible to go faster than folk are ready for; that's the key to democracy.

I don't really believe in writer's block or anything like that. If I'm not feeling words, I may pick up an instrument and play with sounds or delve into different types of creativity and expression.

In real life, people in the most dire situations must cope through humor.