True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.