It takes constant vigilance not to slip into negativity or simple apathy. It takes courage to believe over any given period of time that we are getting better and not sliding into decline.

Wherever you are is always the right place. There is never a need to fix anything, to hitch up the bootstraps of the soul and start at some higher place. Start right where you are.

Nothing dies harder than a bad idea.

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.

All of us contain a divine, expressive spark, a creative candle intended to light our path and that of our fellows.

Writing is medicine. It is an appropriate antidote to injury. It is an appropriate companion for any difficult change.

Survival lies in sanity, and sanity lies in paying attention...the capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.