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.

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

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

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

The real test of friendship is can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?

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.