I mean, I knew that in the abstract there were terrorists somewhere in the world, but they didn't really represent any risk to me.
The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.
By learning to discover and value our ordinariness, we nurture a friendliness toward ourselves and the world that is the essence of a healthy soul.
Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster. Your life will never be the same again.
A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Do not believe that he who seeks to comfort you lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. His life has much difficulty... Were it otherwise he would never have been able to find those words.