Recent studies show that people who exercise their minds with stimulating activities throughout their entire lives have a 35-40 percent less chance of developing symptoms of dementia.

A man and woman in search of something are always blown apart, but it's the same wind that blows them.

Unconditional love is the greatest gift of all" ~ The Soul Bearers, by Sylvia Massara

Always eyes watching you and the voice enveloping you. Asleep or awake, indoors or out of doors, in the bath or bed- no escape. Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters in your skull.

Why does it have to be like this?' I asked bitterly. 'Why does life have to be so short, with all the good things passing quickly. Is it worth living at all?

Optimism and humor are the grease and glue of life. Without both of them we would never have survived our captivity.

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.

You can't get anywhere flying under the radar.

I'm not very strong mentally, I'm straight forward.

One of the strongest of contemporary conventions is that of comparing to Thoreau every writer who has been as far out of the house as the mailbox.

Peace purchased at the cost of any part of our national integrity is fit only for slaves, and even when purchased for such a price it is a delusion, for it cannot last.