Then I’d go home, return to a pattern of worry, unable to tap the surrender core to travel’s inspiration. What was different?

No matter. I was single, no children, a handful of plants and at 39, young enough to regroup. If I hit ground before I finished building my wings, I would not take anyone with me.

I knew I could always earn money from a job. What I didn’t know was could I extend the dream of writing beyond my trip?

Ten years ago I wondered, “How does one travel around the world? How does one step out of a well-established life to follow the dream?” I’ve answered those questions. But now new ones emerge.

It is not how old you are but how you are old.

I believe that it is my right and responsibility as an American to question our government when our government is wrong.

I think every woman is entitled to a middle husband she can forget.

One road was simple acceptance of life, the other road offered sweet peace. When I made my decision, my vision became my release.

I tend to approach things from a physics framework. And physics teaches you to reason from first principles rather than by analogy.

You're not just this person who's from your own specific experiences, but the collective experience of what makes you who you are because of time.

The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.

My life was not useless; I gave important truths to the world, and it was only for want of understanding that they were disregarded. I have been ahead of my time.

We can bring to characters dark and bright sides that nobody even dreams about.

Success, the real success, does not depend upon the position you hold but upon how you carry yourself in that position.