It is sad but true that sometimes we need the tragedy to help us to see how human we are and how we are more alike than we are different.

We are all human; therefore, nothing human can be alien to us.

The dread of futility has been my life-long plague.

Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude.

All great acheivements require time.

Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone.

There are great parents of small children - they keep their little hair in bows - but those parents are not always good parents of young adults. As soon as their children get up to some size, it's "Shut up, sit down, you talk too much, keep your distance, I'll send you to Europe!" My mom was a terrible parent of small children but a great parent of young adults. She'd talk to me as if I had some sense.