“She smiled thoughtfully. I think Jackson was like a lost puppy. He needed purpose, someone to believe in him and love him despite his bullshit. But he didnt have that, so he just went around humpin...”

“Forgiveness wasnt ever easy, but a feat much more manageable when you werent the subject of its grace. Maybe Id always be a broken recipient of grace. And in that musing, I found rest.”

“The moonlight rained down on the beach as if to shine a spotlight on my solitude, and I wanted to cry out at it, Why did you take her? You, surrounded by all of your twinkling stars and infinite wo...”

“You think when someone you love passes away, everything becomes clearer, that your priorities and perspectives align in a way theyve never aligned before because of the sobriety of it all. But it d...”

“Let me tell you something, honey. When your boobs fall south and that pretty skin of yours looks like youve been tanning in a nuclear war zone, youll see what I mean about independence. When the lo...”

“This was our rhythm, our worship: give and take, gift and receive, honor and entrust. Making love to this man wasnt just an expression of my feelings for him or a carnal, physical needit was an off...”

“The mind can atrophy, like the muscles, if it is not used.”

“Nourish your reasoning skills my friend, they are the most effective tool you can ever have in the path of progress.”

“I have been known to think outside of all rules. Even my own.”

“Then, one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...you give them a piece of you. They don't ask for it. They do something dumb one day like kiss you...”

“We need to help people to discover the true meaning of love. Love is generally confused with dependence. Those of us who have grown in true love know that we can love only in proportion to our capa...”

“In part, that's because when we delay marriage, it's not just women who become independent. It's also men, who, like women, learn to clothe and feed themselves, to clean their homes iron their shir...”

“When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be rack...”

“What others think of you is not as important as what you think of yourself.”

“One opinion can make a fool out of a once wise person”