I don't just want someone who says they love me; I want someone who practices that love for me every day.

There is no such thing as creative and non-creative people, only people who use their creativity and people who don't.

At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized.

Healthy striving is self-focused: "How can I improve?" Perfectionism is other-focused: "What will they think?"

We are the most in-debt, obese, addicted and medicated adult cohort in U.S. history.

Shame works like the zoom lens on a camera. When we are feeling shame, the camera is zoomed in tight and all we see is our flawed selves, alone and struggling.(page 68)

You can’t dress rehearse the bad moments.