Mary Pipher

"Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts."

"Intelligent resistance keeps the true self alive"

"Prayer is vastly superior to worry. With worry, we are helpless; with prayer, we are interceding. When I hear sad news, I try to say a prayer for the victims. When I am troubled, I will say a prayer that asks for relief for myself and for all those who suffer as I do. When I am concerned about my relatives or friends I say a short prayer to myself - "May they be happy and free of suffering." Book: Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddist in the World"

"Language imparts identity, meaning, and perspective to our human condition. Writers are either polluters or part of the cleanup."