We move through places every day that would never have been if not for those who came before us. Our workplaces, where we spend so much time--we often think they began with our arrival. That's not true.

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others.

What if I lose you?" "You can't lose your mother, Charley.

A child embarrassed by his mother,” she said, “is just a child who hasn’t lived long enough.

Holding on to things only breaks your heart.

In heaven, there is no judgment, but rather an opportunity to examine our lives-who we touched, the choices we made, and the consequences of those choices.

There is no experience like having children.’ That’s all. There is no substitute for it. You cannot do it with a friend. You cannot do it with a lover. If you want the experience of having complete responsibility for another human being, and to learn how to love and bond in the deepest way, then you should have children.