We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.

Be daring enough to be different, humble enough to make mistakes, wild enough to be burnt in the fire of love, real enough to make others see how phony you are.

God loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.

To be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.

My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.

A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.

In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.

To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God's grace means.

Jesus comes not for the super-spiritual but for the wobbly and the weak-kneed who know they don’t have it all together, and who are not too proud to accept the handout of amazing grace.

Our identity rests in God's relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.

In Love's service, only wounded soldiers can serve.

Even a day writing badly for me is 10 times better than a day where I don’t write at all.

Don't go to the dark side. Don't go bashing immigrants or Muslims.

I'm shocked at being recognized.

I like Rufus Wainwright a whole lot. He makes me wanna be even more musical.

It takes more strength of character to withstand good fortune than bad.

Like a blind spinner in the sun,I tread my days:I know that all the threads will runAppointed ways.I know each day will bring its task,And being blind no more I ask.

Try not to try too hard, It's just a lovely ride.

I am worn out by the insults and vexations that this work brings down on us.

I grew up in a house where there were no taboos, so it came originally from a pretty innocent place, where I was shocked at the things that shocked people.

The future woman must have a life work and economic independence. She must have the right of motherhood at her own discretion.