"Mature love is composed and sustaining; a celebration of commitment, companionship, and trust."

"Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness."

"Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get."

"Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so."

"I'm married to my best friend!"

"I would come, many years later, to understand why 'To Kill A Mockingbird' is considered 'an important novel', but when I first read it at 11, I was simply absorbed by the way it evoked the mysteries of childhood, of treasures discovered in trees, and games played with an exotic summer friend."

"Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected."

"Friendship is essentially a partnership."