As long as we can feel hope, there is hope.

The first world we find ourselves in is a family that is not of our choosing.

Many of our problems with anger occur when we choose between having a relationship and having a self.

Believing that all women should want to be mothers makes about as much sense as believing that all men should want to be engineers.

Pretending can be a bold form of experimentation and inventiveness. In pretending joy or happiness, we may discover or enhance our capacity for it.

I'd say that while it's normal to long for an apology, if you really need it, you're not ready to speak to whoever harmed you. Non-apologizers tend to walk on a tightrope of defensiveness above a huge canyon of low self-esteem - they just can't listen to anything that's going to set them off balance. So focus on what you say for your own sake, because you need to hear your own voice telling the truth.

We all fear change, even as we seek it.