Word by word, the language of women so often begins with a whisper.

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.

the unexpected action of deep listening can create a space of transformation capable of shattering complacency and despair.

There are two important days in a woman's life: the day she is born and the day she finds out why.

A shadow is never created in darkness. It is born of light. We can be blind to it and blinded by it. Our shadow asks us to look at what we don’t want to see

Choosing with integrity means finding ways to speak up that honor your reality, the reality of others, and your willingness to meet in the center of that large field. It’s hard sometimes.

Most of all, differences of opinion are opportunities for learning.

What is evolution if not creative adaptation and the progression of our own souls?

Agitation gives birth to creation.

Water is nothing if not ingemination, an encore to the tenacity of life.

There is an art to writing, and it is not always disclosure. The act itself can be beautiful, revelatory, and private.

Mysteriously, almost unaccountably, my family had ended up in the trees, sort of like the Swiss Family Robinson.

My ability is greater than my disability.

And the very fact of how you speak somehow influences who you are. The way you move, the way you think, it seeps into your being, and it's quite hard to really break that down entirely.

The Kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies

Once an innovation is implemented it is no longer innovative.

I don't think it's about trusting people, it's about knowing who to trust.

Just for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat.

Be reverent before the dawning day. Do not think of what will be in a year, or in ten years. Think of to-day.

No one ever became great except through many and great mistakes.