When we perfect 3-D copiers and they reproduce tissue, we'll have a million Marilyns walking around with no souls.

Here's what I've learned - people will hurt you, but you don't have to respond: Not every mean comment or cruel act deserves to be noticed.

You can be angry and silent, but it's no use - there's no distance in the spirit - besides, my words touch you more softly than my hands.

I make no apology about stirring the depths - every human longs to swim under water and see what lurks beneath

Authority is the unmistakeable tone in the voice of a true writer.

We fear monsters because we fear the dark parts of ourselves.

I pray this winter be gentle and kind - a season of rest from the wheel of the mind.