If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. Abraham Lincoln 16th president of US (1809 - 1865) I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart. Alice Walker US novelist (1944 - ) What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love! Victor Hugo French dramatist, novelist, & poet (1802 - 1885) The pleasure of love is in loving. Francois de La Rochefoucauld French author & moralist (1613 - 1680) The power to bring me out of solitude - or to push me back into it - had never belonged to another person. It was mine and only mine. Martha Beck, O Magazine, February 2003 Every instance of heartbreak can teach us powerful lessons about creating the kind of love we really want. Martha Beck, O Magazine, February 2003 Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. Bob Newhart US comedian & television actor (1929 - ) How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it. Mark Twain, The Diaries of Adam and Eve US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) If we are lucky, we can give in and rest without feeling guilty. We can stop doing and concentrate on being. Kathleen Norris, O Magazine, July 2003 Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance. Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, February 2003 US actress & television talk show host (1954 - ) |