I wish grace and healing were more abracadabra kind of things. Also, that delicate silver bells would ring to announce grace's arrival. But no, it's clog and slog and scootch, on the floor, in the silence, in the dark.

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.

Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.

I don't remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don't even know exist until you love a child.

I've seen prayers answered. But often, in my experiences, if you get what you pray for, you've really shortchanged yourself.

When I was young, I used to be so jealous of other girls that it crippled me.

Sam said to me the other day, "I love you like 20 tyrannosauruses on 20 mountaintops," and this is the exact same way in which I love him.