There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come read more

There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.

If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our read more

If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is part of our humanness, part of the expression of our love for life.

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years read more

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum.

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

Not only is life too short, it has acne and looks geeky in gym clothes.

Not only is life too short, it has acne and looks geeky in gym clothes.

What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.

What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.

Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.

Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.

Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.

Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.