Your father only has one foot on this earth. And really, really long legs . . .

A true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.

I've never seen any life transformation that didn't begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit.

Tis' better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly.

Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.

I'm choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I'm making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.

This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.

There's always another level up. There's always another ascension. More grace, more light, more generosity, more compassion, more to shed, more to grow.

You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight.

Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.

If you're going to answer the call and you're going to transform and you're going to change, get ready. It is not a day at the beach.

A thought can be cast down by speaking out loud words of resistance and words of God.

Lucifer wasn't sure what to say. He'd survived six thousand years in Hell, but the past sixty without her were the most torturous of his existence.

There are no greater or lesser arts, only greater or lesser artists.

Look at the blogosphere - the biggest lavatory wall in the universe, a palimpsest of graffiti and execration.

The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.

Many of my books are written from a female perspective. I rather enjoy the take that women have on the world, and certainly I enjoy the conversations that women have.

Love is sweet, dearest Ned, but it cannot change a man's nature. -- Lyanna

If we do not restore the Institution of Property we cannot escape restoring the Institution of Slavery; there is no third course.

What a fool I would have been to let self-respect interfere with my happiness!

The last person I ever want working for me is someone who says 'that's not in my job description.