“Loneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life.”

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

“When a baby is born the mother in particular enters into a new larger relationship with the world. She has become connected to all people. She is part of keeping us on earthnot the "us" comprised of individuals but the species itself. By protecting this one baby this gift a mother accepts life's clearest responsibility.”

“This is why alchemy exists," the boy said. "So that everyone will search for his treasure, find it, and then want to be better than he was in his former life. Lead will play its role until the world has no further need for lead; and then lead will have to turn itself into gold.That's what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”

“The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.”

“Life is a gift and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.”