You don't have to be religious to have a soul; everybody has one. You don't have to be religious to perfect your soul; I have found saintliness in avowed atheists.

There are some things we should feel guilty about, but the guilt feelings should attach to the deed, not to the doer.

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.

Never attribute to malice or other deliberate decision what can be explained by human frailty, imperfection, or ignorance.

Good people will do good things, lots of them, because they are good people. They will do bad things because they are human.

Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people brings happiness.

That is why we have to make room in our lives for people who may sometimes disappoint or exasperate us. If we hold our friends to a standard of perfection, or if they do that to us, we will end up far lonelier than we want to be.