The simple but observable fact is that the more you love, the more you are able to love.

Happiness hides in life’s small details. If you’re not looking, it becomes invisible.

Feeling gratitude isn't born in us-it's something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children.

Real intimacy depends on truth - lovingly told - especially in the bedroom.

If a child is given love, he becomes loving ... If he's helped when he needs help, he becomes helpful. And if he has been truly valued at home ... he grows up secure enough to look beyond himself to the welfare of others.

Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

... no matter how great the differences are between men and women, the differences among members of the same sex are usually equally great if not greater.