I guess what I want to learn is how to live in this world and enjoy its delights but also devote myself to God.

At the end of the day I am a writer, and if I don't take care of this, no one else will.

Here was something I already knew to be true about myself: Just as there are some wives who will occasionally need a break from their husbands in order to visit a spa for the weekend with their girlfriends, I will always be the sort of wife who occasionally needs a break from her husband in order to visit Cambodia. Just for a few days!

We're miserable because we think that we are mere individuals, alone with our fears and flaws and resentment and mortality.

A fish and a bird may indeed fall in love, but where shall they live?

There is a theory that if you yearn sincerely enough for a Guru, you will find one. The universe will shift, destiny's molecules will get themselves organized and your path will soon intersect with the path of the master you need.

It's still two human beings trying to get along, so it's going to be complicated. And love is always complicated. But humans must try to love each other, darling. We must get our hearts broken sometimes. This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.