Trying to reason with an addict was like trying to blow out a lightbulb.

Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating.

I never had a particularly strong craving to procreate, except for earlier fantasies of wanting to be Marmee in Little Women.

Frequently, as so many poets and psalmists and songwriters have said, the invisible shift happens through the broken places.

Rule 1: When all else fails, follow instructions. And Rule 2: Don't be an asshole.

If we can believe in the Gnostic gospel of Thomas, old Uncle Jesus said, "If you bring forth what is inside you, what you bring forth will save you. If you don't bring forth what is inside you, what you bring forth can destroy you.

You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too.