All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.

Pretend you’re more obsessed with this moment and a little bit less with the way it ends.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

If there's love in a house, it's a palace for sure.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

Human beings must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

Love... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy.

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.