. . . gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.

madness, in a higher sense, is the beginning of all wisdom

The world was beautiful when looked at in this way-without any seeking, so simple, so childlike.

A girl had bidden me eat and drink and sleep, and had shown me friendship and had laughed at me and had called me a silly little boy. And this wonderful friend had talked to me of the saints and shown me that even when I had outdone myself in absurdity I was not alone.

A home isn't just a roof over our heads. A home is a place where we feel loved and where we love others. It's a place we belong. Love is what makes a home, not the contents inside the house or the number on the door. It's the people waiting for us across the threshold, the people who will take us in their arms after a ad day and kiss us good night and good morning everyday for the rest of our lives.

All I really wanted was to try and live the life that was spontaneously welling up within me. Why was that so very difficult?

Often it is the most deserving people who cannot help loving those who destroy them.