Being single, I thought would be fun, but it is terribly boring. And I am a romantic, but only when I am in love. I can't force it otherwise.

Trust leads to intimacy, which leads to healing and meaning. We can only be intimate to the degree we can make ourselves vulnerable. But when we open our hearts, we can get hurt.

I've learned very, very, very clearly that money does not equal happiness or security, either.

One must not trifle with love.

I get the feeling people respect me and that there is affection for me. That makes me happy.

Get out of bed forcing a smile. You may not smile because you are cheerful but if you will force yourself to smile you'll... be cheerful because you smile. Repeated experiments prove that when man...

The issue is not so much being loved but being loving which leads to the same wonderful feeling you experience when someone loves you.

Perhaps, the secret in reaching that ever eluding state of personal contentment, lies in finding the balance between not caring too much and not giving a damn.

The same numbness and disappointment every day sends some people looking for something tragic for proof of life.

Sure. You want to be touched, inspired and made to feel alive. But a relationship is like a bridge where you meet other people halfway. That means if you want to be touched, inspired and made to feel...

You're wasted on the occasional bout of missionary sex with a disinterested man.

I found it hard to get motivated because I found it hard to care.

Forgiveness can help you to be sane.

I guess forgiveness, like happiness, isn't a final destination. You don't one day get there and get to stay.

A smile is a God given sun that lights up our lives in the midst of darkness

Survivors who don't stand up for themselves often develop physical and emotional illnesses. Many become depressed because they feel so hopeless and helpless about being able to change their lives....

Some people are just like snakes, they will never understand your love.

But there is an overarching passion that keeps me alive. That is love, understood as a condition in which I can be an inspiration, make someone feel happy and special, and in turn, feel understood and...

More people die from the hunger of love than from the lack of food.

Never worry about the Past, it brings Tears. Don't think too much about the Future, it brings Fears. Live in the Present Moment with a Smile, it brings Cheers!!

Hatred and Blessing cannot coexist in the same heart.

No woman is an island - ess. We fall in love in hope of anchoring ourselves to someone else, to keep from falling.

The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.

A smile is the best makeup that can change your looks and your heart.

all his prayers of the past had been simple concrete requests: God, give me a bicycle, a knife with seven blades, a box of oil paints. Only how, how, could you say something so indefinite, so...

Remember that the most important thing is to try and love other people as much as they love you.

To belong. To have family, to feel safe and loved and be the most important person in someone's life.