We must err , do so on the side of audacity

I didn't know then what I wanted, but the ache for it was palpable.

The True Self is not our creation, but God's. It is the self we are in our depths. It is our capacity for divinity and transcendence.

This is what I know about myself. She was all I wanted. And I took her away.

We become what we pay attention to.

Every person on the face of the earth makes mistakes, Lily. Every last one. We're all so human. Your mother made a terrible mistake, but she tried to fix it.' 'Good night,' I said, and rolled onto my side. 'There is nothing perfect,' August said from the doorway. 'There is only life.

Betrayal of any kind is hard, but betrayal by one's religion is excruciating. It makes you want to rage and weep.