She wanted to hold on to the rosy candlelight glow of romance, rather than have to deal with the bright, sometimes glaring day-to-day life with another person. And who could blame her?

Whatever begun with planning, ends in a victory.

My handbag turned into a diaper bag for the chronically ill.

Real humility is not about denying the gifts you are offered

The Dying Christian to His Soul (1712) -Vital spark of heav'nly flame! Quit, oh quit, this mortal frame: Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, Oh the pain, the bliss of dying! Stanza 1.

It should be easy for a man who's strong to say he's sorry or admit when he's wrong.

With the price of life these days, you've got to get everything for free you can.

[Islam] inspires countless individuals to lead lives of honesty, integrity, and morality.

The only obligation I recognize is to say what I believe to be true [ ] and to say it with kindness. I believe that is how a Christian conversation should proceed.

My biggest concern is trying to keep crazy Republicans out of office.

To be alone by being part of the universe-fitting in completely to an environment of woods and silence and peace. Everything you do becomes a unity and a prayer. Unity within and without.