“The hatred you're carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to them. ”

“Patterning your life around other's opinions is nothing more than slavery. ”

“Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children's eyes.”

“Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.”

“It was a family joke that Lydia's domestic tendencies were somehow misplaced when she was created.”

“Just think of what would have happened to poor old Naaman if he had decided to dunk himself only once?”

“She was a woman who cared more about what she was right about than about being right.”