One element of maturity is the realization that we don't get away with anything. Any advantage gained or convenience taken, any private procrastination or insincerity, no matter how subtle or quick in passing, is paid for.

There were seventy-five people in the lobby and only a seven-year-old girl was finding out what it felt like to sit on the Marble Floor

Happiness is a present attitude and not a future condition.

Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes and I am left the same. The more things change the more I am the same. I am what I started with, and when it is all over I will be all that is left of me.

Next time I will ..." "From now on I will ..." - What makes me think I am wiser today than I will be tomorrow?

Perfectionism is slow death.

I can't be found in myself; I discover myself in others. That much is clear. And I suspect that I also love and care for myself in others.