There's a lot of disorder that comes along with wanting to know everything and wanting to try everything and wanting to experience everything, but there's a lot of knowledge that comes out of it too.

If I am to truly become an autonomous woman, then I must take over that role of being my own guardian.

To show a longing for anything that one cannot have, for instance, is not a clever position.

you must stop looking at the world through your head. You must look through your heart, instead.

The thing that I do try to convey is, don't do what I did - but ask what I asked.

Imagine that the universe is a great spinning engine. You want to stay near the core of the thing - right in the hub of the wheel - not out at the edges where all the wild whirling takes place, where you can get frayed and crazy. The hub of calmness - that's your heart. That's where God lives within you. So stop looking for answers in the world. Just keep coming back to that center and you'll always find peace.

Watch for the people whose eyes light up when you talk about your dream. Those are the people you keep.