Hunches [are] just messages from the subconscious, which [is] thinking furiously all the time and processing information we have not consciously noted.

Books had shown me, however, that all people everywhere wanted their lives to have purpose and meaning. This longing was universal.

Grief is a healthy emotion, and it's healthy to embrace it. By accepting loss, we clarify our values and the meaning of our lives.

He once told me that an August evening was "as hot as three toads in a Cuisinart," a comparison that left me blinking two days later.

One of the greatest sorrows of human existence is that some people aren't happy merely to be alive but find their happiness only in the misery of others.

Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself.

I am sustained by the certainty that life has meaning...as does death.