“ Intense love always leads to mourning.”

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

“People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway.”

“A journey is best measured in friends, not in miles.”

“The mature response to the problem of existence is love.”

“What mothers need, as well as fathers, spouses, and the children of aging parents, is an entire national infrastructure of care, every bit as important as the physical infrastructure of roads, bridges, tunnels, broadband, parks, and public works.”