By letting go of misguided beliefs, love and compassion can break through.

Self-care is never selfish, but it may feel that way when you live a frenzied life.

It takes enormous courage and humility to be open to others to find out who we really are.

People who help others on a regular basis are ten times more likely to be healthy than people who do not.

Awareness is the first step in rewriting old stories.

Generous people are likely to receive more respect from their peers.

Ask yourself if you’re taking the time to see beyond the surface.

We learn to become more empathic when we slow down, become present, and are fully committed to understanding another person’s uniqueness.

When we give and receive empathy, transformation occurs.

Empathy allows us to enter the world of another. It allows us to take a mental vacation from ourselves.

Empathy plays a crucial role in the reduction of stress from the moment of birth.

Those who don’t want to take risks in life end up been the losers.

No labourer in the world is expected to work for room board and love -except the housewife.

The victory of Socialism is well worth millions of atomic victims!

You can wait for things to happen for you or you can make things happen for you.

I come from the small island of Antigua and I always wanted to write; I just didn't know that it was possible.

We in this country have to make up our minds -- -- we can not have it both ways: we cannot be both drug-free and free.

The fact, and the intuition or logic about the fact, are severe coordinates in fiction. In the short story they must cross with hair-line precision.

Travel is only glamorous in retrospect.

The difference between memoir and autobiography, as far as I see it, is that a memoir is there primarily to tell one particular story, whereas an autobiography tries to be a full account of a life.

I guess I was seeking some balance in the wildlife of the city as Rachel Carson sought it in nature. In unbalanced times, balance is as difficult to come by as Parsifal's Grail.