Silence is like a cradle holding our endeavors and our will; a silent spaciousness sustains us in our work and at the same time connects us to larger worlds that, in the busyness of our daily struggle to achieve, we have not yet investigated. Silence is the soul's break for freedom.

Whether we stay or whether we go - to be courageous is to stay close to the way we are made.

Poetry is a street fighter. It has sharp elbows. It can look after itself. Poetry can't be used for manipulation; it's why you never see good poetry in advertising.

To feel abandoned is to deny the intimacy of your surroundings.

It might be liberating to think of human life as informed by losses and disappearances as much as by gifted appearances, allowing a more present participation and witness to the difficulty of living.

Inside everyone is a great shout of joy waiting to be born.

Heartbreak is how we mature... There is almost no path a human being can follow that does not lead to heartbreak.