“Protecting our environment is not a luxury we can choose to enjoy, but a simple matter of survival.”

“Speechless is not even a good enough word to describe what I feel when I see the pictures of how we have transformed the world from the good to bad, from natural to artificial, physical appearance ...”

“A word mother, means a world to me.”

“If human society loses the value of justice, compassion, and honesty, the next generation will face greater difficulties and more suffering.”

“We all want to live a happy life, so we have to learn to live together in trust and mutual respect.”

“Pursuit of peace in the world is the only foundation of peace in the world.”

“Were all seeking that special person who is right for us. But if youve been through enough relationships, you begin to suspect theres no right person, just different flavors of wrong. Why is this? ...”

“He's not your prince charming if he doesn't make sure you know that you're his princess.”

“It's a strange thing to discover and to believe that you are loved when you know that there is nothing in you for anybody but a parent or a God to love.”

“work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.”

“Happiness [is] only real when shared”

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”

“Family is your most reliable source of support in any situation because love from your family is unconditional.”

“Peter." The fine hair along her spine rising, Vicky could feel the power in a name. This is who you are, it said. Come back to us.”

“This, it occurred to me, was the deeper meaning in the mournful merriment I had been part of that day. I stood at Mam's sink before bedtime, filling an iced tea glass with water, thinking that I ha...”