Because when the world quiets to the sound of your own breathing, we all want the same things: comfort, love, and a peaceful heart.

If you want to be a good writer, make sure you read. I'm amazed by how many people don't bother to do that.

Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. an alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.

The news of life is carried via telephone. A baby's birth, a couple engaged, a tragic car accident on a late night highway - most milestones of the human journey, good or bad, are foreshadowed by the sound of a ringing.

She felt worthless and hollow. There was no hope of fixing this. And when hope is gone, time is punishment.

If we knew what comes next, we never would have worried.

There is a big confusion in this country over what we want verses what we need...you need food. You want a chocolate sundae.