Quotes by : Parker J. Palmer

Like a wild animal, the soul is tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy, and self-sufficient: it knows how....

We must come together in ways that respect the solitude of the soul that avoid the unconscious violence....

By standing respectfully and faithfully at the borders of another’s solitude, we may mediate the love....

We are exploring together. We are cultivating a garden together, backs to the sun. The question is a....

Our problem as Americans -- at least, among my race and gender -- is that we resist the very idea of....

Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it means never living apart from....

In true community we will not choose our companions, for our choices are so often limited by self-serving....

If we are unfaithful to true self, we will extract a price from others. We will make promises we cannot....

The door that closed kept us from entering a room, but what now lies before us is the rest of reality.....

The soul is like a wild animal—tough, resilient, savvy, self-sufficient and yet exceedingly shy. If....