I have long been convinced that families are the primary agents of social change in any society.

There is no time left for anything but to make peace work a dimension of our every waking activity.

We must look towards societies that set a high value on nonaggression and noncompetitive ness, and therefore handle conflicts by nonviolent means. We can see how child rearing patterns produce nurturing adult behaviors.

A meal, however simple, is a moment of intersection. It is at once the most basic, the most fundamental, of our life's activities, maintaining the life of our bodies; shared with others it can be an occasion of joy and communion, uniting people deeply.

Storytelling bridges the generational gaps in ideology.

Fasting and feasting are universal human responses, and any meal, shared with love, can be an agape.

Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyous words in the language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying.