The worst thing about loneliness is that it brings one face to face with oneself.

I wish," he said, "I had known at eighteen what I know now - that there are some things on which one does not compromise.

Nothing is permanently perfect. But there are perfect moments and the will to choose what will bring about more perfect moments.

Tears never were worth the effort of crying them.

Was memory always as much of a burden as it could sometimes be a blessing.

Every moment is a moment of decision, and every moment turns us inexorably in the direction of the rest of our lives.

The suffering of a loved one was in many ways worse than one's one suffering because it left one feeling so very helpless.