Values Are Not Trendy Items That Are

Parents Remain Our Touchstones, Fellow Travelers, Even After Death. They Are Both Missing And Present.

When Speech Is Divorced From Speaker And Word From Meaning, What Is Left Is Just Ritual, Language As Ritual.

We Are Told That People Stay In Love Because Of Chemistry, Or Because They Remain Intrigued With Each Other, Because Of Many Kindnesses, Because Of Luck. But Part Of It Has Got To Be Forgiveness And Gratefulness.

Maybe At 20 You Can Write Well, But I Don't Think You Could Do What I Do. Some Things Have To Happen To You First.

Maybe This Year, We Ought To Walk Through The Rooms Of Our Lives Not Looking For Flaws, But Looking For Potential.