The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution. less than 1 minute read
Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it. less than 1 minute read
If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don’t write, because our culture has no use for it. less than 1 minute read
Why do people talk of the horrors of old age? It’s great. I feel like a fine old car with the parts gradually wearing out, but I’m not complaining,… Those who find growing old terrible are people who haven’t done what they wanted with their lives. less than 1 minute read
She discovered with great delight that one does not love one’s children just because they are one’s children but because of the friendship formed while raising them. less than 1 minute read
The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world. less than 1 minute read
My goal is people associate November with COPD awareness month as much as they notice October with breast cancer and pink. That’d be a great thing if it happened. The fact that COPD kills more people than breast cancer and diabetes put together should raise some red flags. less than 1 minute read
