Inspiration does not always precede the act of writing; it often follows it.

For the past several generations we've forgotten what the psychologists call our archaic understanding, a willingness to know things in their deepest, most mythic sense. We're all born with archaic understanding, and I'd guess that the loss of it goes directly along with the loss of ourselves as creators.

our country in general assumes that "the pursuit of happiness" really means "the pursuit of pleasure" and that therefore pleasure is the greatest good.

Women must be very gentle with men as they, as well as women, seek to regain the lost wholeness for which they were destined.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

A self is not something static, tied up in a pretty parcel and handed to the child, finished and complete. A self is always becoming.

I wish that we worried more about asking the right questions instead of being so hung up on finding answers.