Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.

Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.

The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our controls.

You can be right or you can be happy.

If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no matter what you are doing, driving a car or walking or doing housework you can still be writing, because you have that space.

Loss is an invitation to a journey of unparalleled growth, yet we seldom RSVP the invitation.

Everyone has his or her own means of defining value.

The human condition today is better than it's ever been, and technology is one of the reasons for that.

Parents have to get over the idea that their children belong just to them; children are a family affair.

In the case of Michael Moore, having a deep, I'd even say passionate, understanding of other types of people in America who might be progressive thinkers without even realizing it.

Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down completely. I think that's true in any creative field.

I don't think it takes a brain surgeon to understand how to read a story.

The answer to your prayer is not according to your faith while you are talking, but according to your faith while you are working.

In thy youth wast as true a lover, As ever sighed upon a midnight pillow