Good therapy, gently but firmly, moves people out of denial and compartmentalization. It helps clients to develop richer inner lives and greater self…

- Mary Pipher

We live in a world filled with language. Language imparts identity, meaning, and perspective to our human community. Writers are either polluters or …

- Mary Pipher

The fullness of life comes from an identity built on giving and on joy.

- Mary Pipher

we are a small, interconnected world; that we are all safe or none of us are; that we are all well cared for or all at risk.

- Mary Pipher

The two most radical things you can do in America are to slow down, and to talk to each other. If you do these things, you will improve your country.

- Mary Pipher

I'm a perfectly good carrot that everyone is trying to turn into a rose. As a carrot, I have good color and a nice leafy top. When I'm carved into a …

- Mary Pipher

I think history is inextricably linked to identity. If you don't know your history, if you don't know your family, who are you?

- Mary Pipher

Therapy isn't Radio.We don't need to constantly fill the air with sounds. Sometimes, when its quite, surprising things happen.

- Mary Pipher

People come here penniless but not cultureless. They bring us gifts. We can synthesize the best of our traditions with the best of theirs. We can tea…

- Mary Pipher