Christopher Reeve understood that everything begins with hope. His vision of walking again, his belief that he would be able to in his lifetime, towered over his broken body.

The thing about losing any loved one, I think, particularly in a long disease, is that you know that other people have gone through it and are going through it, but I think for every person it feels unique.

And as far as false hope, there is no such thing. There is only hope or the absence of hope - nothing else.

Just think: people decided one day that a day should be set aside for motherhood and fatherhood. What a great concept that is.

It takes strength to make your way through grief, to grab hold of life and let it pull you forward.

That is your legacy on this Earth when you leave this Earth: how many hearts you touched.

You know, if you hang around this earth long enough you really see how things come full circle.