Until we have met the monsters in ourselves, we keep trying to slay them in the outer world. And we find that we cannot. For all darkness in the world stems from darkness in the heart. And it is there that we must do our work.

I'm not bowled over by how different all the world's religions are - I'm bowled over by how similar they are.

The solution to low self-esteem is to get over yourself and get a higher purpose.

I think every writer lives for the thought that there will be a moment when somebody reads something on the page and says, "Yes!"

The greatest force of personal liberation is the decision to widen our circle of compassion, moving from focus on self to focus on service.

Joy is our goal, our destiny. We cannot know who we are except in joy. Not knowing joy, we do not know ourselves.

If our prayer is “Dear God, please use me to be of service,” then that is what we will be. And it is not for us to judge either the size or value of our gifts. Our job is to try to get out of the way, to defer to the spirit moving within us and become open channels for the flow of God’s love.