“Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: You have to start over again every morning.”

“ My position has always been that the way people age and the signs that we show of aging is nature’s way of tattooing. It’s natural scarification, and the life you lead gives you the symbols and the emblems of your life, the road map you followed.”

“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.”

“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”

“In terms of days and moments lived, you’ll never again be as young as you are right now, so spend this day, the youth of your future, in a way that deflects regret. Invest in yourself. Have some fun. Do something important. Love somebody extra. In one sense, you’re just…

“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.”