I had a very high-grade publisher tell me I was incapable of writing a memoir.

Going back to something is harder than you think.

It is far more comforting to think God listened and said no, than to think that nobody’s out there.

You can be a mama's boy, be a daddy's boy, but you can't be both. So you cling to the one you think you might lose.

...if you're trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down on you anyhow. And if you're trying to show off for people at the bottom, forget it. They will only envy you. Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.

No one gets left behind, remember?

You have peace," the old woman said, "when you make it with yourself.