Why be saddled with this thing called life expectancy? Of what relevance to an individual is such a statistic? Am I to concern myself with an allotment of days I never had and was never promised? Must I check off each day of my life as if I am subtracting from this imaginary hoard? No, on the contrary, I will add each day of my life to my treasure of days lived. And with each day, my treasure will grow, not diminish.

It is easy to mistake being ready for a wedding with being ready for marriage.

Does it seem sometimes that you are always the one to break an embarrassing silence — and always by saying something more embarrassing than the silence?

If you ruled out partial successes, there would be no progress at all.

A mom forgives us all our faults, not to mention one or two we don't even have.

Often, what seems an impossible climb is just a staircase without the steps drawn in.

As you seek new opportunity, keep in mind that the sun does not usually reappear on the horizon where last seen.