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My gratitude for good writing is unbounded I'm grateful for it the way I'm grateful for the ocean.

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Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back.

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The very first thing I tell my new students on the first day of a workshop is that good writing is about telling the truth. We are a species that need...more

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Laughter is carbonated holiness.

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I naively believe that self-love is 80 percent of the solution, that it helps beyond words to take yourself through the day as you would with your mos...more

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You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.

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Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.

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It is hard to remember that you are a cherished spiritual being when you're burping up apple fritters and Cheetos.

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I realized I was going to get through this disappointing service, and anyway, you have to be somewhere: better here, where I have heard truth spoken s...more

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These two things are almost all I want, but unfortunately, neither one is my strong suit. I am very strong on blame, and wish this were one of God's v...more

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I have a lot of faith. But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I remembered something Father Tom had told me--that the ...more

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Certainty is missing the point entirely.

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Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back. You're done. It doesn't necessarily mean that you want to have lunch with the pers...more

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Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.

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I tell you, families are definitely the training ground for forgiveness.