People become trustworthy when they are trusted.

I have never lived before...Until this summer, I did not know what it was to be alive.

I love my mother, not as a prisoner of atherosclerosis, but as a person; and I must love her enough to accept her as she is, now, for as long as this dwindling may take.

I hope that I will never forget the salvific power of joyful laughter.

You cannot see the past that did not happen any more than you can foresee the future.

If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.