Change Is A Process Not An Event.

Life Is Too Short To Spend It Being Angry, Bored, Or Dull.

The Attitude Of Kindness Is Everyday Stuff Like A Great Pair Of Sneakers. Not Frilly. Not Fancy. Just Plain And Comfortable.

Once A Reporter Stood In Front Of A Fire As It Consumed A House And Then He Turned To See The Homeowners And Their Little Son Watching It Burn. The Reporter, Fishing For A Human Interest Angle, Said To The Boy, "son, It Looks Like You Don't Have A Home Anymore." The Little Boy Promptly Answered, "oh, Yes, We Have A Home. We Just Don't Have A House To Put It In."

True Love Doesn't Have A Happy Ending, Because True Love Never Ends. Letting Go Is One Way Of Saying I Love You.

Teaching Literature Is Teaching How To Read. How To Notice Things In A Text That A Speed-reading Culture Is Trained To Disregard, Overcome, Edit Out, Or Explain Away; How To Read What The Language Is Doing, Not Guess What The Author Was Thinking; How To Take Evidence From A Page, Not Seek A Reality To Substitute For It.