We all have found ourselves in awkward, embarrassing situations, often brought on by ourselves - thinking we are saying something clever, for example, when it turns out to sound really mean or stupid. Those are the kind of embarrassing situations that we could have avoided. "Welcome to the human race," is about the only comfort we can give ourselves.

It's all right to have secrets, ... as long as you don't have any secrets from yourself.

I also know that you can lie not only by what you say but what you don't say.

Since no one really knows what or who God is, or whether God is at all, why can't God be hope?

When you’ve found the right one - when you see him, when you’re with him - you’ll feel like you’re coming home.

Saying hello to something new means saying good-bye to something old and loved.

The first draft is just a skeleton-just bare bones. It's like the very first rehearsal of a play, where the director moves the actors around mechanically to get a feel of the action.