At my age, I regard each funeral I attend as a personal triumph, because I was not the guest of honor.

You can't live your life to suit other people. The harder you try, the more restrictions they'll put on you just for the fun of seeing you jump through their hoops.

You will soon discover that in matters of the heart, memories are much kinder than reality

Listen to your instincts and ignore everything else.

Why did happy memories fade and blur until one could scarcely recall them at all, while horrible memories seemed to retain their blinding clarity and painful sharpness?

Some people feel love in their hearts, Julie. Some of us feel it all way into our souls. We're the ones who can't forget.

Everything wrong I've ever done has always seemed like the right thing to do at the time.

True beauty springs from the heart and dwells in the eyes.

Looking at you has been my favorite pastime from the moment you asked me to describe your face," he said solemnly, looking straight into her eyes.

How foolish to yearn to ask the very person who'd caused the pain to heal it

The groom always smiles proudly because he's convinced he's accomplished something quite wonderful. The bride smiles because she's been able to convince him of it.

If you pour everything you have into this life, this world, which is temporary and fading, you're jeopardizing your relationship with God, the only thing that's eternal.

Love one another gently.

All of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking.

To climb the highest peaks, to travel through… celestial space, to turn our searchlights upon domains of eternal darkness, that is what makes life worth living.

I don't need to know how they make Coca-Cola. I think it tastes just fine not knowing what the ingredients are. I think there are some things that should be kept secret.

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

I don't come down on any simple place as a deletionist or a completionist.

The most urgent task is that of the biblical and liturgical formation of the people of God.

The parallels between making love and giving birth are clear, not only in terms of passion and love, but also because we need essentially the same conditions for both experiences: privacy and safety.

The future of mankind lies waiting for those who will come to understand their lives and take up their responsibilities to all living things.