“It is how we respond to loss that matters. That response will largely determine the quality, the direction, and the impact of our lives.”

“the book is intended to show how it is possible to live in and be enlarged by loss, even as we continue to experience it.”

“I had no way of anticipating the adjustments I would have to make and the suffering I would have to endure in the months and years ahead.”

“They keep track of time. Sometimes things happen and you feel that you need to mark them down.”

“Does religious conviction provide a powerful reason for killing? Undeniably it often does. It also often provides the sole compelling reason for refusing to kill, or for being merciful, or for seek...”

“the past only had whatever power you gave it; life was what you made it and if you wanted something different from what you had, it was up to you to make it happen.”