I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best, and we should all just be kind to each other.

I learned long ago that loss is not only probable but inevitable. I know what it means to lose everything, to let go of one life and find another. And now I feel, with a strange, deep certainty, that it must be my lot in life to be taught that lesson over and over again.

It's human nature to want to think the best of others, but if you listen carefully, people will always tell you who they are.

Do you believe in spirits? Or ghosts?...Yes, I do. I believe in ghosts....They're the ones who haunt us. The ones who have left us behind." "Vivian has come back to the idea that the people who matter in our lives stay with us, haunting our ordinary moments. They're with us in the grocery store, as we turn the corner, chat with a friend. They rise up through the pavement; we absorb them through our soles." "The things that matter stay with you, seep into your skin.

So is it just human nature to believe that things happen for a reason - to find some shred of meaning even in the worst experiences?

I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best, and we should all just be kind to each other.

You got to learn to take what people are willing to give.