My best teachers were mess, failure, death, mistakes, and the people I hated, including myself.

I think that is why we stay close to our families, no matter how neurotic the members, how deeply annoying or dull- because when people have seen you at your worst, you don’t have to put on the mask as much.

Sometimes grace is a ribbon of mountain air that gets in through the cracks.

Living on Earth has always been a dangerous way to spend your time.

Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all. Laugh, rest, slow down.

If you want to make God laugh, tell her your plans.

I love silence. I seek and create it at every opportunity. I need it to work.