Laughter does not deny pain. Laughter - like a wail - acknowledges and replies to pain.
An enlightened person raises the level of the consciousness of the entire community.
We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence, Grandmother was that person to me.
We revisit those places where we experienced love, as pilgrims return to holy places, to be reminded, restored, and reaffirmed by them.
I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.
To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere, without moving anything but your heart.
One of the earliest religious disappointments in a young girl's life devolves upon her unanswered prayer for a horse.
What you do for yourself is one thing. What you do for others is something else entirely.
Working cuts down on both folly and wisdom.
I hate to sound self absorbed, but I'm just going to cast out this pearl of wisdom, if I could give the whole world cancer and kill them and be the last man on earth it would be a sign that god loves me especially.
Employment is my right my destiny.