Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.

Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.

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.

If life had a second edition, how I would correct the proofs.

If life had a second edition, how I would correct the proofs.

Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.

Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.

The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.

The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.

All you are is a soul and a voice, everything else is just a tool to help you get through read more

All you are is a soul and a voice, everything else is just a tool to help you get through the day easier.

The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good read more

The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy -- I mean that if you are happy you will be good.

The moment giving and loving becomes more of an option than an obligation, you always tend to miss out on read more

The moment giving and loving becomes more of an option than an obligation, you always tend to miss out on the beautiful moments of life.

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.