Loneliness is black coffee and late-night television; solitude is herb tea and soft music. Solitude, quality solitude, is an assertion of self-worth, because only in the stillness can we hear the truth of our own unique voices.

Discomfort is always a necessary part of enlightenment.

the problem with knowing is that it takes away the possibility of pretending!

a lot of brothers don't understand. When it comes to making love, reciprocity is everything.

Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that.

We danced too wild, and we sang too long, and we hugged too hard, and we kissed too sweet, and howled just as loud as we wanted to howl, because by now we were all old enough to know that what looks like crazy on an ordinary day looks a lot like love if you catch it in the moonlight.

If you don't annoy your big sister for no good reason from time to time, she thinks you don't love her anymore.