The only meaningful thing we can offer one another is love. Not advice, not questions about our choices, not suggestions for the future, just love.

You are not a mess. You are a feely person in a messy world.

I think that sometimes quitting is exactly the right thing to do. Quitting something that's not working requires self-awareness and courage.

If our goal is to be tolerant of people who are different than we are, then we really are aiming quite low. Traffic jams are to be tolerated. People are to be celebrated.

If you feel something calling you to dance or write or paint or sing, please refuse to worry about whether you're good enough . Just do it. Be generous. Offer a gift to the world no one else can offer : yourself.

A good day is a good day. A bad day is a good story.

I was what they call a 'highly functional addict.' ... sometimes people who need help look nothing like people who need help.