When I said, “I am my mother, but I’m not, ” I was saying my path would be my own.

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.

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

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

If anyone tells you that something can't be done, they're correct, but it only pertains to them.

He grinned. It was the sort of grin that Agnes supposed was called infectious but, then, so was measles.

Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving mercy?

Part of being a writer is defending your vision and not caving in to outside pressures.

I like to do drama, something about life that could be disappointing.

It's like telling Mozart that there are too many notes in an opera. Which one do you want us to take out?

I've always been a big fan of the American soul sound.

If it had not been for the Christians that I have known I might have been a Christian.

Fasting gives you confidence to know that your spirit can master appetite . . . and helps to protect against later uncontrolled cravings and gnawing habits.

He that has a great nose, thinks everybody is speaking of it.