Silence and solitude are confrontational. They plunge us instantly into the truth.

I believe tears are holy, because they show us that the ice of our heart is melting.

It takes a lot of courage to be the same person on the outside that you are on the inside.

Living with integrity means... behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values.

When you're used to getting just a piece of bread for a meal, you don't realize that you can ask for a plate of pasta. You have never seen a plate of pasta. You don't even know it exists. So, to ask for it is totally out of your reality. Hopefully, at some point, either someone shows you a plate of pasta, you read about it, or you hear about it enough so that it becomes real, and it's not just a fantasy anymore, and then you start thinking "Hey, I want that pasta."

When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of that relationship.

The greatest gift you and your partner can give your children is the example of an intimate, healthy, and loving relationship.