Perfect moments don't turn into half-hours.

Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.

Irony is the hygiene of the mind.

The image of ourselves in the minds of others is the picture of a stranger we shall never see.

Seeing through is rarely seeing into.

It is never good dwelling on good-byes ... it is not the being together that it prolongs, it is the parting.

To others we are not ourselves but a performer in their lives cast for a part we do not even know that we are playing.

Happiness is the moment when you cease to make an inventory of joys; it is a glow, a brightness - never a list.

Talk about the joys of the unexpected, can they compare with the joys of the expected, of finding everything delightfully and completely what you knew it was going to be?

Endurance is frequently a form of indecision.

The Ten Commandments don't tell you what you ought to do: They only put ideas into your head.

If you surrender your life to God, you have joy of His presence.

Kindness is a magical spell—performed by enlightened beings—meant to enchant hearts and lift weary souls that they might fly.

You think you know someone by looking at his face but what can one face say about the thousand thoughts behind those eyes.

Being innovative is more important than any specific innovation. Innovativeness is a way of thinking.

All women are ambitious naturallie

Brisk talkers are generally slow thinkers.

We all must have the faith of children, but the doctrine of theologians.

The funny thing about the boy who gave away his loaves and fish is that he, too, ended the day with a full stomach.

I'm just passionately in love with my kids.