Is childhood ever long enough, or a happy time, or even a beautiful summer day? All of these carry the seeds of the same fierce mystery that we call death.

There are times when silence is the most sacred of responses.

Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple.

Mercy is a source of life because we breathe our own spirits through it into the lives of others.

Is childhood ever long enough, or a happy time, or even a beautiful summer day? All of these carry the seeds of the same fierce mystery that we call death.

We not only romanticize the future; we have also made it into a growth industry, a parlor game and a disaster movie all at the same time.

Life does not hurt nearly as much if we have learned to listen to ourselves and to recognize how fully and richly we are trying to tell ourselves the truth.