Often what we take for a kindness is just someone acting in their capacity as a human being.

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."

To accept reality is only to encourage it.

There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate.

There is always sufficient reason for despair, but there is never sufficient purpose.

To be happy, you must fancy that everything you have is a gift, and you the chosen, though you worked your tail off for every bit of it.

Know thyself, or at least keep renewing the acquaintance.