What is fear after all? It is indecision. You seek some way to resist, escape. There is none.
Lean back into the arms of grace.
Your best teacher is the person offering you your greatest challenge.
If you want to live an authentic, meaningful life, you need to master the art of disappointing and upsetting others, hurting feelings, and living with the reality that some people just won't like you. It may not be easy, but it's essential if you want your life to reflect your deepest desires, values, and needs.
If it's not an absolute YES, it's a NO
Just because some people are fueled by drama doesn't mean you have to attend the performance.
People start to heal the moment they feel heard.
So many people say, 'So, what, are you a party girl?' And I say, 'I'm a walking good time. ' Do I sometimes go out and drink? Hell, yes. But could I have a number one song if I wasn't also working hard? Maybe that needs a little more respect.
Each man enters into God so much as God enters into him.
After all, it is not where one washes one's neck that counts but where one moistens one's throat.
It seems to me that literature is giving way a little bit to the immediacy of other diversions, other forms of entertainment. What will it be in fifty years? I don't know. Will there be printed books? Probably, but I'm not sure. There's always going to be literature, though. I believe that. I think literature has a way of getting deep into people and being essential. Literature has its own powers.