I find most famous Christians to be full of themselves and of prejudice and self-loathing, masquerading as devout religious belief. I find all fundamentalism to be terrifying and very destructive.

I don't want something special. I want something beautifully plain.

For twenty years I have ached to go back home, when there was nobody there to whom I could return.

I'm drawn to almost any piece of writing with the words 'divine love' and 'impeachment' in the first sentence. But I know the word 'divine' makes many progressive people run screaming for their cute little lives, and so one hesitates to use it.

The mix in our rooms is so touching: the clutter and the cracks in the wall belie a bleakness or brokenness in our lives; while photos and a few rare objects show our pride, our rare shining moments ... these rooms are future ruins

Raising a child, whether or not it is yours, is like Nautilus of the heart and soul.

Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.