Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week.

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Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying?'

The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying?'

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and...

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and...

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.

Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister.

Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister.

In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in...

In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in...

I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television...

I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television...

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a...

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a...

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...

I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all...

I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all...

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world

All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world

How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are,...

How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are,...

And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the...

And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the...

All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world.

All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world.

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

The experience of God, or in any case the possibility of experiencing God, is innate.

The experience of God, or in any case the possibility of experiencing God, is innate.

All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole....

All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole....

I try to teach my heart not to want things it can't have.

I try to teach my heart not to want things it can't have.