We never give up wanting things for ourselves, but there comes a day when what we want for ourselves is someone else's happiness.

People are resilient. After all, every person born has recovered from nine months on life support.

The hardest thing to accept as a parent is that you cannot apply the bandage before the bruise.

There is a limit to how much you can change to be liked for who you really are.

Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backwards after taking a step forwards is not a disaster. It's a cha-cha.

All is illusion, although as long as there's an illusion that the kids need to be fed, all might as well be reality.

You can as easily love without trusting as you can hug without embracing.