Sobriety itself is today's high, for it is ultimately in the most centered consciousness that we find our power to transcend the world.

Some of the most patriarchal thinkers I know are women. Some of the most feminist thinkers are men.

Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.

We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right.

You are loved, and your purpose is to love.

I fell in love with the thought that a human life could be a priestly conduit, a connecting link between earth and sky. As I grew and stumbled and, most important, as I began to love and be loved, I realized that the ultimate priest is the lover inside us

Women are still in emotional bondage as long as we need to worry that we might have to make a choice between being heard and being loved.