We are known to our friends by a look in our eyes that we never see in a mirror.

Turn your love into promises, that when you doubt your love, you may simply ask, "Am I keeping my promises?"

No matter how reclusive we tend to be, we picture the after-life as a community of souls. It is one thing to seek privacy in this life; it is another to face eternity alone.

The thing about family disasters is that you never have to wait long before the next one puts the previous one into perspective.

There is nothing more essential to getting a project off the ground than the underestimate.

The world knows how to straighten out a spoiled child but never makes it up to a child deprived.

The ultimate folly is to think that something crucial to your welfare is being taken care of for you.