Pay close attention to objects, events and natural phenomenon that would otherwise get chewed up in the daily grind.

Spring seems far off, impossible, but it is coming. Already there is dusk instead of darkness at five in the afternoon; already hope is stirring at the edges of the day.

You can only see one thing clearly, and that is your goal. Form a mental vision of that, and cling to it through thick and thin.

There are men I could spend eternity with. But not this life.

We can't give our children the future, strive though we may to make it secure. But we can give them the present.

But in order to have an adult faith, most of us have to outgrow and unlearn much of what we were taught about religion.

A short-lived fascination with another person may be exciting-I think we've all seen people aglow, in a state of being "in love with love"-but such an attraction is not sustainable over the long run. Paradoxically, human love is sanctified not in the height of attraction and enthusiasm, but in the everyday struggles of living with another person. It is not in romance but in routine that the possibilities for transformation are made manifest. And that requires commitment.