If you turn the heat down on the relationship, she will soften, the tension will lessen, and she will eventually inch closer to you. Don't go in for the hug until you achieve a handshake.

Unsolicited advice is always self-serving.

People don't change when they don't acknowledge their actions.

Climb aboard life's elevator, hit the "up" button, and see where it takes you.

Sometimes the way through someone's tough outer shell is to do something obvious, thoughtful and sweet.

This is a tough situation. But it is what it is, and time has an amazing way of knitting together solutions as long as everybody stays calm and resolves to be as gentle and patient as possible.

Bullies never want to acknowledge their own actions. They want to move through life without reflection or apology.

Ask 10 people about their family relationships and at least five of them will report an estrangement.

When you are criticizing someone, you should speak only to your own experience - not others'.

Bullies often act out by marshaling aggression to cover up for insecurity.

When the choice is between a demanding relationship and a vintage pickup truck, I'll choose the truck every time.

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

Hope is the most important four-letter word in the language.

These days, it's really been uninteresting except when disasters occur.

If it's against state law, it's generally considered a breach of Etiquette.

As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong. That's what I find with acting. As soon as it becomes padded, it becomes pat.

The moment politics becomes dull, democracy is in danger.

Relax, you're on a journey of discovery. Let life reveal itself to you.

Peas went with carrots as infallibly as ham went with eggs. For years I thought carrots and peas grew on the same vine.

What most counts is not merely to live, but to live right.

We all must develop a grounded clarity for ourselves.