We've lost touch and allowed technology to take precedence over organic nature. But let's not forget that those microchips in our computers came from elements of the earth.

We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks. That's what connects us-that we're all broken, all beautifully imperfect.

Writing is a lonely job, unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach.

We need to risk, we need to dare to risk and fail greatly because that's the only way we grow.

We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.

Spiritually, we're all on a path. I haven't declared of defined myself because as soon as you declare yourself you're identifying with a certain dogma.

You don’t choose a life, dad. You live one.