I'm not saying we have power over everything in our lives - if that were true, my hair would look so, so different - but I am saying that there's no circumstance in which we are completely powerless.

Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.

Instead of hiding your loneliness, bring it into the light. Honor it. Treat it. Heal it. You'll find that it returns the favor.

I now believe that bêtes noires usually attack because we're thwarting our own destinies. Calming the beast turns us toward our best lives.

Feel about yourself what you would have others feel about themselves.

Breathe in, breathe out, no fear, no doubt.

If you're religious, it gives you a perspective.