“How often – even before we began – have we declared a task “impossible”? And how often have we construed a picture of ourselves as being inadequate? . . . A great deal depends upon the thought patterns we choose and on the persistence with which we affirm them.”

“It's all really very simple. You don't have to choose between being kind to yourself and others. It's one and the same.”

“Eliminate something superfluous from your life.Break a habit.Do something that makes you feel insecure.Carry out an action with complete attention and intensity, as if it were your last.”

“If kindness has falseness at its base, it is no longer kindness. It is labored courtesy.”

“Generosity is, by definition, disinterested.” (p.157)”

“Since we came to this world we only heard lies. But it's the lies that make it interesting. The truth would devastate us”

“Christianity is not a sprint but an endurance run. Therefore it is not how we start the race that counts, but how we complete it. How we finish is determined by the choices we make, and those are often formed by patterns we develop along the way.”