Once we are truly for ourselves, it becomes possible to care far more profoundly about other people.

A new baby is like the beginning of all things - wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.

When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death-ourselves.

A child can live with anything as long as he or she is told the truth and is allowed to share with loved ones the natural feelings people have when they are suffering.

Depression occurs when you are not being yourself. You're probably doing things you don't want to do.

Anxiety checks learning. A feeling of well being and respect stimulates an alert mind.

All important progress made by the human race has its roots in daydreaming.

Until every individual feels personally responsible for the careful planning and the preservation of natural resources, the inexorable destruction will go on.

If grandparents want to have a meaningful and constructive role, the first lesson they must learn is that becoming a grandparent is not having a second chance at parenthood!

Although there are real hazards in saying yes to life, they are inconsequential when compared to the regrets that come with saying "no".

Every time a child is born, we have another chance.

You might plan how you sleep but you can't plan how you wake up. He who plans how to sleep is a Planner, he who plans how to wake up is a Dreamer.

Wishes and wants do not transform a person

But do not take this responsibility lightly, my boy. The Gauntlet casts an ominous shadow.

I wanted to speak strongly about feminism in my life, since it's been a struggle.

I shall pray for your soul,' promised Nessarose. I shall wait for your shoes,' Elphie answered.

When a person goes into a relationship emotionally needy, they are not going to have discernment in choosing people.

Our careers aren't paths so much as landscapes that are navigated. We're free agents, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs -- each with our own unique brand.

I feel like in every song I write, I always write a little darker bit.

Good men prefer to be accountable.

If you're looking for a book that will spike in sales and then go away and then spike again when it comes out in paperback, your normal model, I definitely won't give you that.