Euripedes. Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything.

When the bright angel dominates, out comes a great work of art, a Michelangelo David or a Beethoven symphony.

When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.

Stories are able to help us to become more whole, to become Named. And Naming is one of the impulses behind all art; to give a name to the cosmos, we see despite all the chaos.

Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.

A new year can begin only because the old year ends.

God understands. And God understands that part of us which is more than we think we are.