"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are."

"Nature is infinitely creative. It is always producing the possibility of new beginnings."

"Love knows how to form itself. God will do his work if we do ours. Our job is to prepare ourselves for love. When we do, love finds us every time."

"As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others."

"A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."

"Getting the government to put money into social programs run by religious institutions is a practice that started during the Clinton years, when Bill Clinton advocated the AmeriCorps program."

"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone."

"Your goal should be to pay off your credit card bills in full at the end of each month and set aside money toward your emergency savings."