Love is our essential nutrient. Without it, life has little meaning. It's the best thing we have to give and the most valuable thing we receive. It's worthy of all the hullabaloo.

You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.

What if I was never redeemed? What if I already was?

Don't surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn't true anymore.

Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will.

The story of human intimacy is one of constantly allowing ourselves to see those we love most deeply in a new, more fractured light. Look hard. Risk that.

You have to say I am forgiven again and again until it becomes the story you believe about yourself.

That my complicated life could be made so simple was astounding.

Real love moves freely in both directions. Don't waste your time on anything else.

Be about ten times more magnanimous than you believe yourself capable of. Your life will be a hundred times better for it.

Self-pity is a dead-end road. You make the choice to drive down it. It's up to you to decide to stay parked there or to turn around and drive out.

The more you overthink the less you will understand.

I'd rather be pissed off then pissed on.

If you want to help sentient beings, you have to get your hands dirty.

You can take that needle out of my leg now. I'd like to pull up my pants.

I wake up every morning literally with a smile on my face, grateful for another day I never thought I'd see.

Elmer has the mentality of approximately one peanut.

People who work crossword puzzles know that if they stop making progress, they should put the puzzle down for a while.

Have fun writing, because it enhances both the writer's and reader's experience.

The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.

It's a rare thing not to have been bonny-- once.