Girls who stay true to themselves manage to find some way to respect the parts of themselves that are spiritual. They work for the betterment of the world. Girls who act from their false selves are often cynical about making the world a better place. They have given up hope. Only when they reconnect with the parts of themselves that are alive and true will they again have the energy to take on the culture and fight to save the planet.

Maturity involves being honest and true to oneself, making decisions based on a conscious internal process, assuming responsibility for one's decisions, having healthy relationships with others and developing one's own true gifts. It involves thinking about one's environment and deciding what one will and won't accept.

Telling stories never fails to produce good in the universe.

The protected place in space and time that we once called childhood has grown shorter.

Traditionally parents have wondered what their teens were doing, but now teens are much more likely to be doing things that can get them killed.

Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.

When one of us tells the truth, he makes it easier for all of us to open our hearts to our pain and that of others.