I would seriously rather be in a long line at the DMV than eat with people I don't know.

A whole lot of us believers, of all different religions, are ready to turn back the tide of madness by walking together, in both the dark and the light - in other words, through life - registering voters as we go, and keeping the faith.

Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises.

If God was giving me a ham, I'd be crazy not to receive it. Maybe it was the ham of God, who takes away the sins of the world.

Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.

If I were going to begin practicing the presence of God for the first time today, it would help to begin by admitting the three most terrible truths of our existence: that we are so ruined, and so loved, and in charge of so little.

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