Water is nothing if not ingemination, an encore to the tenacity of life.

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.

the unexpected action of deep listening can create a space of transformation capable of shattering complacency and despair.

There are two important days in a woman's life: the day she is born and the day she finds out why.

A shadow is never created in darkness. It is born of light. We can be blind to it and blinded by it. Our shadow asks us to look at what we don’t want to see

Choosing with integrity means finding ways to speak up that honor your reality, the reality of others, and your willingness to meet in the center of that large field. It’s hard sometimes.

Most of all, differences of opinion are opportunities for learning.

What is evolution if not creative adaptation and the progression of our own souls?

Agitation gives birth to creation.

Word by word, the language of women so often begins with a whisper.

There is an art to writing, and it is not always disclosure. The act itself can be beautiful, revelatory, and private.

You don't choose to love. It chooses you.

For all of the blessings of your life, be always grateful.

There are two things that turn a boy into a man

If you eat the standard Western diet that most people eat in the modern world, it's quite likely you will develop heart disease.

I wished critics would judge me as an author, not as a woman.

But, dear God, don't listen to me. I'm an old lady in the middle of nowhere without a real toilet.

Islam is under obligation to gain power over all nations.

You'd really spend about a hundred dollars for fake testicles for your cat? I'm not sure I'd spend that for fake testicles for myself.

God commands you to pray, but forbids you to worry.

Everything shrinks. Individual character. Friendships. Language. Sensibility.