“Childrentheir untroubled, idyllic vision of the future is almost always shattered. Sooner or later they learn what all youth mustthat life is the cruel fate that awaits them while they make plans f...”

“He wore the memory of her embrace like armor, and though he knew it would not save his life, it would be all that was left to him to ease his passage into whatever lay beyond.”

“They say in moments of great fear or desperation, a man will always make a choiceeither to flee or face his enemy, but choice requires thought, and in the moment when you know for certain that deat...”

“Since my arrival in Rome, I have had many opportunities to wonder if compassions opposite is cruelty, or to reflect whether or not indifference would serve as a better black to its white.”

“We would soon be on our way to war, where mercy is unwise and kindness has no place.”

“Pride costs nothing, yet it is especially precious when it can be purchased at someone elses expense.”

“As some people turned to religion for comfort, so, Highsmith wrote in her notebook in September 1970, she took refuge in her belief that she was making progress as a writer. But she realised that b...”

“Its important that what thoughts you are feeding into your mind because your thoughts create your belief and experiences. You have positive thoughts and you have negative ones too. Nurture your min...”

“Reason, Observation and Experience the Holy Trinity of Science have taught us that happiness is the only good; that the time to be happy is now, and the way to be happy is to make others so. This...”

“Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them," I said."Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.”

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don...”

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”

“O heavenly Father,protect and bless all thingsthat have breath: guard themfrom all evil and let them sleep in peace.”

“When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid? Do we owe an apology? Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with ...”

“God help us to live slowly:To move simply:To look softly:To allow emptiness:To let the heart create for us.Amen.”