I thought about all the people I knew who spent many of their waking hours feeling sorry for themselves. How useful it would be to put a daily limit on self-pity. Just a few tearful minutes, then on with the day.

I believe the biggest themes of life are put into the best focus when held up against the very sharp light of mortality.

All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped.

We cannot stop what Heaven chooses.

Heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners.

Please, please, please, please, please...,", squeezing his eyes shut because it somehow made the words more pure.

Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you.