[Her] love for the girls was real, and they had always adored this strange creature who had no children to love but them

What I'm telling you is, there's some people who do things so bad it tears the fabric of the world, and then there's some people so sweet and good that they ca…

[He] said nothing, but nodded to [her] as he shook her hand, as if to say that he understood her grief and approved of the strength of her commitment, even if …

This is what love is, he thought. Doing what you don't want to do, because she needs it so much. And it isn't that bad. And it isn't that hard

You know, I think everybody longs to be loved, and longs to know that he or she is lovable. And, consequently, the greatest thing that we can do is to help som…

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?

Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is n…