I can't think of one great human being in the arts, or in history generally, who conformed, who succeeded, as education experts tell us children must succeed, with his peer group.

Love isn't how you feel. It's what you do. I've never had a feeling in my life. As a matter of fact, I matter only with earth people.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

Refusing to accept God's love because we're unworthy - of course we're unworthy! - is another golden calf.

Only a fool is not afraid.

Nothing important is completely explicable.

When we make ourselves vulnerable, we do open ourselves to pain, sometimes excruciating pain. The more people we love, the more we are liable to be hurt, and not only by the people we love, but for the people we love.