You know, it’s the same thing as the question of free will and destiny, the question of creativity - you, the artist, you’re not the puppet of the piano, you’re not the puppet of the muse, but you’re not its master, either. It’s a relationship, it’s a conversation, and all it wants is to be treated with respect and dignity - and it will return ten thousand times over.

I see a lot of women who can't travel when they're young, and then their kids grow up and they become amazing adventurers. Travel is not only for the young. Sometimes it's wasted on the young.

I completely respect the ways people are bound in the lives that they have, whether it's because of forces outside of their control or choices that they've made that they want to honor with their own responsibilities and obligations - taking care of people around them or being a part of a community, or their work.

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

Liz, you must be very polite with yourself when you are learning something new.

There is a reason they call God a presence - because God is right here, right now. In the present is the only place to find Him, and now is the only time.

I was perfectly happy in my boring life before you came along.