I went to Goucher College in Maryland for the best possible reasons - to learn - but then I dropped out at 19 for the best possible reasons - to become a writer.

Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back. You're done. It doesn't necessarily mean that you want to have lunch with the person. If you keep hitting back, you stay trapped in the nightmare.

...music is about as physical as it gets: your essential rhythm is your heartbeat; your essential sound, the breath. We're walking temples of noise, and when you add tender hearts to this mix, it somehow lets us meet in places we couldn't get to any other way.

The movement of grace toward gratitude brings us from the package of self-obsessed madness to a spiritual awakening.

No" is a complete sentence.

Having a baby is like suddenly getting the world's worst roommate.

...most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you.