“Baggage means no matter how far you go, no matter how many times you immigrate, there are countries in you you’ll never leave”

“That is the mystery about writing: it comes out of afflictions, out of the gouged times, when the heart is cut open.”

“For really there is nothing like wings for getting you into trouble. But, on the other hand, if you are in trouble, there is nothing like wings for getting you out of it.”

“But you can be talky and paint your fingernails and still be very sad. In fact, you can be talky and paint your fingernails to protect other people from how sad you are.”

“Life is full of risks. But if you try to build a fence around all your fears, you'll shut out joy too.”

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Although we have goodwill towards everyone, our response to people needs to be appropriate to the situation. Otherwise, we can become foolish, weak, conciliatory or naive. If a gentle word works, wonderful. If not, we may need to be more direct. If that still doesn’t work, spiritually-conscious beings have a great deal of power backing them to use for the purpose of protecting the evolution of all that is genuinely good.”

“When she met him, he’d been standing on a dead-end street in the middle of no-where’s-ville.” ”

“No man would ever hold me this well. I was made to be wrapped in these arms. A woman could tell a lot by the way a man holds her. She could tell if he had the strength to endure the rougher moments. If he had a mighty yet kind heart. If he could make her feel safe and cherished. Beau’s embrace said all that and more.”