We wear our names heavily. And though we have tried to escape their influence, they have seeped into us, and we find ourselves living their patterns again and again.

Hurts and disappointments can hold gifts.

Our destiny is in the way we were born, in the way we were raised, in the sum of the three of us.

A highly cultivated taste, a taste that is knowledgeable and eclectic, is likely to be exciting and provocative, a personal taste at its highest level.

Clutter is not just physical stuff. It's old ideas, toxic relationships and bad habits. Clutter is anything that does not support your better self.

There is no problem a library card can't solve.

You may have lost your way more than a little bit, but I believe you can find your way back. That's the trick. Finding your way back.