But the writing life, it turned out, was difficult. It wasn't like you could sit down and flip a switch and crank on the ventilation system. Sometimes it didn't work, and sometimes you couldn't even find the switch.

Forgiveness is the path to healing.

Why do we think the people on stage are the only ones having fun?

Maybe the biggest problem with loneliness is that we walk around thinking we're the only ones suffering from it.

You can make your life so much larger simply be acknowledging everyone else's.

Dreams are matters of the heart, things that pull you along as if they have hooked you someplace deep inside.

All peace-loving women shut up when they sense they have stepped onto Guy Turf. Guy Turf is a murky realm of ego and pride and chivalry and testosterone and heroism.