It's odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don't quite fully share the hell of someone close to you.

Where flowers bloom so does hope.

The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.

Then there's the joy of getting your desk clean, and knowing that all your letters are answered, and you can see the wood on it again.

There is much the government can do and should do to improve the environment. But even more important is the individual who plants a tree or cleans a corner of neglect. For it is the individual who himself benefits, and also protects a heritage of beauty for his children and future generations.

My heart found its home long ago in the beauty, mystery, order and disorder of the flowering earth. I wanted future generations to be able to savor what I had all my life.

When I no longer thrill to the first snow of the season, I'll know I'm growing old.