“Good literature is one key to peace. When we stop reading each other, when we stop paying attention to each other's words and stories, we too easily oppose one another.”

“The word friends doesn't seem to stretch big enough to describe how we feel about each other. We forget where one of us starts and the other one stops.”

“While we may love each other and never stop loving each other, so often we stop "showing" each other love.”

“Grief is the price we pay for being close to one another. If we want to avoid our grief, we simply avoid each other.”

“A beautiful thing happens when we start paying attention to each other. It is by participating more in your relationship that you breathe life into it.”

“Our lives are stories, and the stories we have to give to each other are the most important. No one has a story too small and all are of equal stature. We each tell them in different ways, through different mediums—and if we care about each other, we'll take the time to listen.”