But at the end, if we are brave enough to love, if we are strong enough to forgive, if we are generous enough to rejoice in another's happiness, and if we are wise enough to know that there is enough love to go around for us all, then we can achieve a fulfillment that no other living creature will ever know, we can reenter paradise.

What cannot be achieved in one lifetime will happen when one lifetime is joined to another.

One of the basic needs of every human being is the need to be loved, to have our wishes and feelings taken seriously, to be validated as people who matter.

The path to God is rarely a steady climb upward. We climb, we fall back, and we climb higher again.

Integrity means being whole, unbroken, undivided. It describes a person who has united the different parts of his or her personality, so there is no longer a split in the soul ... For the person of integrity, life may not be easy but it is simple: Figure out what is right and do it. All other considerations come in second.

One man alone can't defeat the forces of evil, but many good people coming together can.

Forgiveness is a favor we do for ourselves, not a favor we do to the other party.