“the more you know the less you want to do”

“you have to find the words to make it sound important”

“The fact that you have unlimited texts does not necessarily mean that you cannot stop talking”

“you talk so much, I don't know when to pay attention”

“if you are always drinking, you should probably never drive”

“My father gave me everything he had. Everything I had I gave to alcohol.”

“A statue stands in a shaded placeAn angel girl with an upturned faceA name is written on a polished rockA broken heart that the world forgot”

“A terrible sadness threatened to overwhelm me as I wondered how two people capable of such love for each other had eventually felt so little for the child they had produced between them.”

“In a brain scan, relational painthat caused by isolation during punishmentcan look the same as physical abuse. Is alone in the corner the best place for your child?”

“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.”

“A hallmark of virtuous adulthood is learning to find freedom in your work rather than freedom from your work, even when work might hurt.”

“Parenting requires a delicate balance of letting your child be your spiritual teacher while you maintain the clarity and boundaries to be her Earthly teacher.”

“Remember, nothing is ever created or destroyed. Therefore, unresolved emotional pain from childhood does not dissolve by itself. It sits waiting to be declared, and a child is the ultimate vehicle ...”