What hurts the most is being misunderstood. They tell me that's an Aquarian trait - that that's the thing we don't like.

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.

Helped are those who forgive; their reward shall be forgetfulness of every evil done to them. It will be in their power, therefore, to envision the new Earth. -----“The Gospel According to Shug

I believe God is everything, say Shug. Everything that is or ever was or ever will be. And when you can feel that, and be happy to feel that, you've found It.

You can't send me anywhere that I wouldn't be happy to go. You'd be surprised as to how that lightens the heart.

The long-term accommodation that protects marriage and other such relationships is ... forgetfulness.

Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and a respect for strength - in search of my mother's garden, I found my own.