Her purse was a weight, ballast; it tethered her to the earth as her mind floated away.

I'm very successful, but there are 50,000 general interest books published every year. If you don't want to read mine, there are others.

Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back.

I do not understand how deeply people seem to like my work - but I love that people feel I have helped them through hardships, and also have shared my experience of living a more spiritual and present life. It's so great to be able to make people laugh, because this is so often how we get our selves back.

Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter.

... the reason life works at all is that not everyone in your tribe is nuts on the same day. [pp. 65-66]

No" is a complete sentence.