I believe the greatest gift I can conceive of having from anyone is to be seen by them, heard by them, to be understood and touched by them.

The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand, and touch another person.

It's sad that children cannot know their parents when they were younger; when they were loving, courting, and being nice to one another. By the time children are old enough to observe, the romance has all too often faded or gone underground.

Taste everything, but swallow only what fits.

The full life is filled with vulnerability, not defense. You face whatever feeling there is.

I give life to that which I notice. What I don't notice dies.

So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.