We who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under.

I don't believe in nirvana. If nirvana was handed to us on a silver platter, this would be the first day of our struggle to keep it.

Often thoughts are given to me with the sole purpose of giving them away.

Like any art, the creation of self is both natural and seemingly impossible. It requires training as well as magic.

I am selfish. I reach for the world I want to live in. And I believe in leaving our best we can do to our children

In my life, the stories I have heard from my family, my friends, my community, and from willing strangers all over the world have been the true source of my education.

All my life I have gone out on a limb, but I have turned the limb into a bridge, and there is cool, clear water flowing under.