“How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young? ”

“How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.”

“True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.”

“You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.”

“A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.”

“Ştii ca ai citit o carte bună când întorci ultima pagină şi simţi că parcă ai pierdut un prieten.”

“It is astonishing, in the end, how difficult it is to know the things you know. What I mean is that all I had discovered was everything I knew all along.”