“It is my belief that marriage is made holy by two souls in communion, not by the order of the law.”

“First you must believe there is a soul.... If by a soul one means the creature who lives within each of us, a creature born loving, born joyful, but who with each worldly blow shrinks more deeply i...”

“Greed and our food supply. It is greed that compels dairymen to skim every bit of goodness from milk to make other products and then to fill the swill left with chalk and sell it at profit. Greed t...”

“I find that the thoughts spoken between the lines are the most important parts of a poem or story.”

“Whenever you see this much wealth, assume that someone dirtied his hands. Fortunes don't come to saints.”

“Desire inspires us to be our very best.”

“A hallmark of virtuous adulthood is learning to find freedom in your work rather than freedom from your work, even when work might hurt.”

“Parenting requires a delicate balance of letting your child be your spiritual teacher while you maintain the clarity and boundaries to be her Earthly teacher.”

“Remember, nothing is ever created or destroyed. Therefore, unresolved emotional pain from childhood does not dissolve by itself. It sits waiting to be declared, and a child is the ultimate vehicle ...”

“One thing I know for sure about raising children is that every single day a kid needs discipline.... But also every single day a kid needs a break.”