When there's no way out, you just follow the way in front of you.

What is the gospel according to Jesus? Simply this: that the love we all long for in our innermost heart is already present, beyond longing.

What we are tempted to call a disaster is sometimes the first, painful stage of a blessing.

Even the purest of teachers will face bitter criticism from those who feel threatened by him.

What people love about life is its miraculous beauty; what they hate about death is the loss and decay around it. Yet losing is not losing, and decay turns into beauty, as beauty turns back into decay. We are breathed in, breathed out. Therefore all you need is to understand the one breath that makes up the world.

Creativity, not normality, has become the paradigm of mental health.

Love softens everything except our sense of integrity.