It was not facing what life dealt that made you crazy, but rather trying to set life straight where it was unstraightenable.

Every time I see the bumper sticker that says “We think we’re humans having spiritual experiences, but we’re really spirits having human experiences,” I (a) think it’s true and (b) want to ram the car.

If you always dreamed of writing a novel or a memoir, and you used to love to write, and were pretty good at it, will it break your heart if it turns out you never got around to it? If you wake up one day at eighty, will you feel nonchalant that something always took precedence over a daily commitment to discovering your creative spirit? If not--if this very thought fills you with regret--then what are you waiting for?

I go to church every Sunday, which is like going to the gas station once a week and really, really filling up.

I've known for years that resentments don't hurt the person we resent, but they do hurt us.

When I was a kid, our family used to watch 'Bonanza.' I really liked having a Sunday night TV ritual.

Toddlers can make you feel as if you have violated some archaic law in their personal Koran and you should die, infidel.