Within the mystery of death, love stands guard and waits, filling the moments that "are" with itself, so that the moments to come will never be empty, never devoid of someone so loved.

Love by its very nature is extravagant, but we poor human beings, so caught up in fear and worry, limit the very love we were created to bring into the world.

Often someone else's words can provoke us to memories both painful and sweet, and remind us of things we should have learned, but sometimes forget.

Simplicity allows a measure of freedom which the complexities of modern life greedily consume – freedom to think, to reflect, to create, to serve and be sincerely generous with our time and presence.

What you say to yourself after a failed experience or setback is as important as what you say when you succeed.

Grace is God's acceptance of us. Faith is our acceptance of God accepting us.

In seasons of distress and grief My soul has often found relief And oft escaped the tempter's snare By thy return sweet hour of prayer.

Los Angeles can be a really sad city.

You've heard that old expression from Shakespeare, 'Just speak the speech'? The words themselves will take you to the reality of the character. And so this led me to interview people.

A lot of women I worked with didn't respect their clients. I had some clients who didn't respect me, but still you somehow made it work.

House guests should be regarded as perishables: Leave them out too long and they go bad.

Marriages may come and go, but the game must go on.

There is one subject in religion, about which you can never know too much. That subject is Jesus Christ the Lord.

One cannot balance tragedy in the scales Unless one weighs it with the tragic heart.