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

Have you noticed," she asked him, "how we live much of our lives in the past and most of the rest of it in the future? Have you noticed how often the present moment slips by quiet unnoticed?

I have read somewhere that we often spend a lifetime searching for what we already have.

And of course the word love has many shades of meaning, as do many, many of the words in our living, breathing language

I do believe in fate, Anne-not the blind fate that gives one no freedom of choice, but a fate that sets down a pattern for each of our lives and gives us choices, numerous choices, by which to find that pattern and be happy.

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

The real meaning of things lies deep down and the real meaning of things is always beautiful because it is simply love.