It is far more comforting to think God listened and said no, than to think that nobody’s out there.

The years after graduation hardened me into someone quite different from the strutting graduate who left campus that day headed for New York city, ready to offer the world his talent. The world, I discovered. was not all that interested.

Learn what you do not know. Understand the consequences of counting the moments.

So, have we solved the secret of happiness? "I believe so," he said Are you going to tell me? "Yes.Ready?" Ready. "Be satisfied." That's it? "Be greatful." That's it? "For what you have.For the love you receive.And for what God has given you." That's it? He looked me in the eye.Then he sighed deeply. "That's it.

Sometimes, kids want you to hurt the way they hurt.

But fates are connected in ways we don’t understand.

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