It can be said of optimism that while sometimes mistaken, it is never sadly mistaken.

In a dark moment I ask, "How can anyone bring a child into this world?" And the answer rings clear, "Because there is no other world, and because the child has no other way into it."

Yes, I believe in guardian angels, because otherwise I must believe that life is a string of death-defying miracles - and I don't believe in miracles.

In the end, success is not about who you know, it's about you know who.

Today, befriend a stranger, or if you feel up to more of a challenge, befriend a loved one.

Sometimes, in a moral struggle, we discover the right thing to do - just as, on some cold day long ago, we discovered mittens pinned to our coat sleeve.

There are things I have wanted so long that I would only consent to have them if I could keep wanting them.