Living is hard--dying is easy. You close your eyes and never open them again. What's so difficult about that? Nothing really--except it hurts like hell to those you leave behind.

the nurse smiled and patted my arm. “Don’t give up yet. Sometimes when we think God has written The End, what he really means is The Beginning.

In life we always have some measure of control whether it be over our emotions or choices, but when it comes to cancer? The only thing you can control is how you respond to it

Gabe held my face between his hands. “What you two have — it’s a once in a lifetime — you fight for him, sweetheart. Fight for him with every last breath. No regrets, okay?

You recognize God when you begin to recognize people

Invest to acquire knowledge to grow your wealth of wisdom.

The worst part about cancer isn't what it does to you, but what it does to the people you love.

Our language has become a tired and inefficient thing in the hands of journalists and writers who have nothing to say.

It is my fate that some of my questions will never be answered.

It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.

Democracy is not just a question of having a vote. It consists of strengthening each citizen's possibility and capacity to participate in the deliberations involved in life in society.

The Internet...has become the voice of the people in the first genuine experiment in democracy yet conducted in America. It stands ready to serve every facet, every faction.

In today's world, only one person in every 200 is Canadian.

I have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over.