Some people, when they die, leave so much life behind that we wonder how they did it.

I had this odd sibling rivalry with America.

You know, if you hang around this earth long enough you really see how things come full circle.

It takes strength to make your way through grief, to grab hold of life and let it pull you forward.

And as far as false hope, there is no such thing. There is only hope or the absence of hope - nothing else.

Life Lesson 3: You can't rush grief. It has its own timetable. All you can do is make sure there are lots of soft places around - beds, pillows, arms, laps.

Christopher Reeve understood that everything begins with hope. His vision of walking again, his belief that he would be able to in his lifetime, towered over his broken body.

Stories live in your blood and bones, follow the seasons and light candles on the darkest night-every storyteller knows she or he is also a teacher.

Alzheimer's disease locks all the doors and exits. There is no reprieve, no escape.

[On her father, Ronald Reagan:] How do you argue with someone who states that the people who are sleeping on the grates of the streets of America 'are homeless by choice'?

When I was a child, our summer days were spent swimming; chlorine in my hair was like perfume to me.

The gift of the Sabbath must be treasured. Blessed are you who honour this day.

Technology is cold, find a real hand to hold.

Awe consumes any brand that ignites it.

Everyone thinks that religion is the ball and chain. But the reality is that sin is the ball and chain. A relationship with Christ is the freedom that people are looking for in alcohol and drugs.

Organizations are communities of human beings, not collections of human resources

Night, having Sleep, the brother of Death.

Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.

Best Friends: we're a parade - even by ourselves!

Time as he grows old teaches many lessons. - Aeschylus Time is the wisest counselor of all.

Corporate conglomerates run without regulation do not work in the service of society, and run reckless and unchecked whenever possible.