“Love came bearing loveA chalice of light We bathed in love and drank itThen our flesh Seemed like the leavesEnameled bright forever.”

“Jimmie would forever be the Renaissance humanist, bearing his faith and optimism like a white light inside a chalice.”

“There are to be no toeholds for love. We are two-legged wombs, that’s all: sacred vessels, ambulatory chalices.”

“Men like my father cannot die. They are with me still real in memory as they were in flesh. Loving and beloved forever...”

“Camille died a few days later. Our daughter's hearts bear the first real cracks they have had to endure since we came into each other's lives. Our girls had a lot of laughs to give Camille in the years ahead; she had a lot of love for them. But I think that some lives are like diamonds. They pack a lot of light and brilliance into a small space.”

“Love and ever more love is the only solution to every problem that comes up. If we love each other enough, we will bear with each other's faults and burdens. If we love enough, we are going to light a fire in the hearts of others.And it is love that will burn out the sins and hatreds that sadden us. It is love that will make us want to do great things for each other. No sacrifice and no suffering will then seem too much.”