The family-that dear octopus from whese tentacles we never quite escape nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
If you would be loved, love and be lovable.
Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.
The journey in between what you once were and who you are now beoming is where the dance of life really takes place.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.