In our cultural history, all emotions have been more culturally acceptable to women.

One thing that blocks flow is self-consciousness.

I don't know if my mother was a narcissist - or bi-polar or borderline. Those were words she tossed around over the years.

I always do like seeing other people dance in their cars. It's one of the things that makes me happy.

Maybe it goes without saying that if you want to become a famous writer before you’re dead, you’ll have to write something. But the folks in my classes with the biggest ideas and the best publicity shots ready to grace the back covers of their best-selling novels are also usually the ones who aren’t holding any paper.

Everything is freedom and everything is loneliness. Make your choice and let the rest fall away.

When we strike a balance between the challenge of an activity and our skill at performing it, when the rhythm of the work itself feels in sync with our pulse, when we know that what we're doing matters, we can get totally absorbed in our task. That is happiness.