We must strive for literacy and education that teach us to never quit questioning and probing at the assumptions of the day.

A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.

People use words to do battle and to hurt one another terribly, tragically and even mortally.

When we want to talk, we can instead listen, and let our attentiveness to another's need to speak be our silent statement.

Respectful communication under conflict or opposition is an essential and truly awe-inspiring ability.

We must quit thinking we know everything, and quit placing "knowledge" over kindness and compassion.

The dreamer's untamed eye sees beyond the illusions to the heart of what is real.

There is no greater intelligence than kindness and empathy.

Love only serves and does not calculate.

If you do not like a certain behavior in others, look within yourself to find the roots of what discomforts you.

Materialism is an identity crisis.

I spilled spot remover on my dog now he's gone.

One's first book kiss home run is always the best.

Hope is the major weapon against the suicide impulse.

I am very romantic. In fact, I just renewed my vows... although it was with another woman.

And oft I heard the tender dove In firry woodlands making moan.

Learn more about yourself! Make a self-esteem collage using pictures of other people you wish you were.

It is more than possible; it is probable.

I wouldn't write any kind of book without a contract and an advance. You can't invest that amount of time and effort without one.

I care much more about saving the lives of mothers and babies than I do about a fancy museum somewhere.

What a man has, so much he is sure of.