She had always felt that the essence of human experience lay not primarily in the peak experiences, the wedding days and triumphs which stood out in the memory like dates circled in red on old calendars, but, rather, in the unself-conscious flow of little things - the weekend afternoon with each member of the family engaged in his or her own pursuit, their crossings and connections casual, dialogues imminently forgettable, but the sum of such hours creating a synergy which was important and eternal.

The Great Change is when humankind accepts its role as part of the natural order of the universe instead of its role as a cancer

Stupidity has a price and it always gets paid.

There is a fullness and calmness there which can come only from knowing pain.

Evolution brings human beings. Human beings, through a long and painful process, bring humanity.

What, after all, is more real to us than the geography of our childhoods?

In the end--when all else is dust--loyalty to those we love is all we can carry with us to the grave. Faith--true faith--was trusting in that love.