There is a connection between self-nurturing and self-respect.

We go into parenting, and we discover that we don't have the answers. We are at a loss.

Writing is like breathing, it's possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what.

A sketch book freezes time. It is an instantaneous form of meditation focusing us on the worth of every passing moment.

Love is the substance of all life. Everything is connected in love, absolutely everything.

Writing-and this is the big secret-wants to be written. Writing loves a writer the way God loves a true devotee. Writing will fill your heart if you let it. It will fill your pages and help to fill your life.

Creativity requires faith. Faith requires that we relinquish control.