Bad artists ignore the darkness of human existence. Good artists often get stuck there. Great artists embrace the full catastrophe of our condition and find beyond it an even deeper truth of peace, healing, and redemption.

You are lovable. Can you show me any baby in any nursery who isn't priceless? No. There's no such thing as a worthless newborn. And the essential value that was born into brand-new-baby you can never be extinguished. This means that even if you think you're being absolutely honest, believing yourself to be anything other than astonishing, incomparable, and infinitely precious makes you a habitual liar.

We can’t save ourselves from fear by seeking safety, because safety always means there’s something to be safe from-in other words, something to fear. The way out of fear isn’t safety. It’s freedom.

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

Every instance of heartbreak can teach us powerful lessons about creating the kind of love we really want.

I'd like to help repair the earth's ecosystems, and to fully live until I'm fully dead.

Imagine the choices you'd make if you had no fear-of falling, of losing, of being alone, of disapproval.