There would be no grand absolution, only forgiveness meter out in these precious sips. I would well up from Hugh's heart in spoonfuls, and he would feed it to me. And it would be enough.

You can go other places, all right - you can live on the other side of the world, but you can't ever leave home

...he felt God the same way arthritic monks felt rain coming in their joints. He felt only a hint of him.

There are things without explanation, moments when life will become arranged in such odd ways that you imagine a whole vocabulary of meaning inside them. The breakfast smell struck me like that.

You're looking for a reason, " she said. "And that doesn't help. It doesn't change the present.

I have come here not to find answers, but to find a way to live in a world without any.

A mistake isn’t a mistake unless it can’t be put right.

And without forgiveness, there is never any peace.

You arenever responsible for the actions of others

You are most powerful when you are most silent.

I do not work within the confines of any realm. I work in the unique moment of duration.

One of my earliest memories is of bashing the keyboard with my hands, my chubby little baby hands, and I remember the sound hitting my face. It became my toy.

Human rights for everybody, there is no difference. Live on! And be yourself!

Baby, I ain't trash. Trash is something you throw away. My people keep me.

Anyone starting to garden... would be wise to look around carefully and see what grows well in other people's yards.

I live one day at a time, one day at a time. Yesterday's gone and tomorrow is blind, so I live one day at a time.