Suffering ceases to be suffering when we form a clear picture of it.

We all arrive on Earth with a round-trip ticket.

I don't think it is as much a human foible as it is a human curse that we cannot understand the beauty of a thing until it is gone.

No,' he said, 'you only have to live long enough to inspire others to do great things.

It is better to be loved by one person who knows your soul than millions who don't even know your phone number.

The truest indication of gratitude is to return what you are grateful for.

I have come to believe that we do not walk alone in this life. There are others, fellow sojourners, whose journeys are interwoven with ours in seemingly random patterns, yet, in the end, have been carefully placed to reveal a remarkable tapestry. I believe God is the weaver at that loom.