I thought if you knew. you'd kill him.I nearly did. I nearly killed you too. The trouble with death is - his lips twisted - it's so final.

But, Elizabeth, what we have, what is between us, will never be over.

There is nothing better than love, kindness and forgiveness to create enduring peace.

But sometimes you have to wait for an answer to come to you. Especially when the questions are difficult ones.

If you cast away one cross you will certainly find another and perhaps a heavier.

But not to perish from internal distress and doubt when one inflicts great suffering and hears the cry of suffering : that is great, that belongs to greatness.

Suicide note. "To my friends. My work is done why wait?"

People always remember the second half.

When it comes to work, there are many who will stop at nothing.

So do boys and men announce their intentions. They cover you like a sarcophagus lid. And call it love.

If the Angel deigns to appear, it will be because you have convinced him, not by tears but by your humble resolve to be always beginning — to be a Beginner!

It felt natural. That is what I remember most about becoming a father halfway through my 20s. As if Mother Nature was giving me the big thumbs up.