“Saying what you really feel isn't being rude. It's called being real.”

“Never apologize for what you feel. It’s like saying sorry for being real.”

“Always say what you mean and mean what you say. Express how you feel and don’t ever apologize for being real.”

“Saying she doesn't mind being alone… that she's alright… There isn't a person alive who'd really feel that way!”

“Many human beings say that they enjoy the winter, but what they really enjoy is feeling proof against it.”

“Being in control isn't forceful manipulation but rather highly cooperative engagement w/ what's really going on.”

“To be what you want to be: isn't this the essence of being human?”

“Now look, I'm not saying God is, you know, causing earthquakes. Well—I'm not saying that he—I'm not not saying that either. God — what God does is God's business, I have no idea. But I'll tell you this: whether you call it Gaia or whether you call it Jesus — there's a message being sent. And that is, "Hey, you know that stuff we're doing? Not really working out real well. Maybe we should stop doing some of it."”

“Ask yourself for a moment what is really important to you_not by anyone else's definition, but your own. Peel away all the roles that you act out every day, and you will find a being. A being that, amazingly enough, cannot be put in a box. A being that isn't good or bad—just a being. A being that wants to exist, that wants to learn, that wants to appreciate. A being that just wants to be.”

“A real friend isn't capable of feeling sorry for you.”