There is a public me and a private me, who, if they were separate people, probably wouldn't exchange Christmas cards.

To accept on faith is the basic requirement for getting on with life.

To truly forgive is to allow the other person to forget.

It's annoying to be disapproved of by people who know only half the story, especially when you're not sure which half they know.

How often in life we complete a task that was beyond the capability of the person we were when we started it.

Either way, things are a lot better - either a lot better than they were or a lot better than they're going to be.

Your clothes smell heavily of clothing. Your den is filled with low-hanging palls of fresh air. The only rattle in your car is the sound of toll change in the ashtray. The absence of telltale tobacco stains on your shirt collar tells the tale - you've licked the smoking habit.