Perhaps we have been misguided into taking too much responsibility from our children, leaving them too little room for discovery

Childhood is a short season.

In this sometimes turbulent world, the river is a cosmic symbol of durability and destiny; awesome, but steadfast. In this period of deep national concern, I wish everyone could live for a while beside a great river.

Perhaps we have been misguided into taking too much responsibility from our children, leaving them too little room for discovery

The faster we travel, the less there is to see.

My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that 'achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.