One must never be satisfied with his ability to love. No matter where he is, it is always just a beginning.

In love, each man is his own personal challenge.

Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable. The purpose of life is to matter-to count, to stand for something, to have it make so difference that we lived at all.

To this day I cannot see a bright daffodil, a proud gladiola, or a smooth eggplant without thinking of Papa. Like his plants and trees, I grew up as a part of his garden.

When we cling to pain, we end up punishing ourselves.