But the happiest people are the ones who understand that good things occur when one allows them to.

What a terrible thing, I thought, to let a moment go.

And as I looked at the star, I realised what millions of other people have realised when looking at stars. We're tiny. We don't matter. We're here for a second and then gone the next. We're a sneeze in the life of the universe.

If I was going to act irresponsibly, the least I could do was be responsible for it.

The closed mind is a disease. You need to have an open mind; otherwise life will just pass you by.

The people around you are you. They share your history. They can even write it with you. And when you lose one, there's no doubt you lose some of yourself, however they're lost.

I will say yes to every favor, request, suggestion and invitation. I will swear to say yes where once I would say no.