It just took some people a little longer than others to realize how few words they needed to get by, how much of life they could negotiate in silence.

Eve still marveled on a daily basis at the speed with which her own life had changed. A year ago, she'd been lost and flailing, and now she was found. She wanted to call it a miracle, but it was simpler than that, and a lot more ordinary; she'd met a kind and decent man who loved her.

Our ability to connect with others is innate, wired into our nervous systems, and we need connection as much as we need physical nourishment.

When we constantly hear that we should be smarter, better connected, more productive, wealthier—it takes real courage to claim the time and space to follow the currents of our talents, our aspirations, and our hearts, which may lead in a very different direction.

Silence is also a form of speaking.

A sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech