What's been important in my understanding of myself and others is the fact that each one of us is so much more than any one thing. A sick child is much more than his or her sickness. A person with a disability is much, much more than a handicap. A pediatrician is more than a medical doctor. You're MUCH more than your job description or your age or your income or your output.

Our children are extensions of ourselves in ways our parents are not, nor our brothers and sisters, nor our spouses.

Kids can spot a phony a mile away.

The real drama of life is never centerstage. It's always in the wings.

We all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.

How sad it is that we give up on people who are just like us.

It may take months or years for a wish to come true, but it's far more likely to happen when you care so much about a wish that you'll do all you can to make it happen.