Reflections on Life and Love

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. ~ Walter Winchell

The great secret of successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters. ~ Harold Nicholson

The goal of our life should not be to find joy in marriage, but to bring more love and truth into the world. We marry to assist each other in this task. The most selfish and hateful life of all is that of two beings who unite in order to enjoy life. The highest calling is that of the man who has dedicated his life to serving God and doing good, and who unites with a woman in order to further that purpose. ~ Leo Tolstoy

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation. ~ George Washington

Love is friendship set on fire. ~ Jeremy Taylor

My most brilliant achievement was my ability to persuade my wife to marry me. ~ Winston Churchill

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked. ~ Bernard Meltzer

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others. ~ Francois Mauriac

In Retrospect

Last year changed its season
subtly, stripped its sultry winds
for the reds of dying leaves, let
warming earth and urged the dormant
bulbs to brave the
pain of spring.

We, loving, above the whim of
time, did not notice.

Alone. I remember now.
~ Maya Angelou

I Dream A World

I dream a world where man
No other will scorn,
Where love will bless the earth
And peace its paths adorn.
I dream a world where all
Will know sweet freedom's way,
Where greed no longers saps the soul
Nor avarice blights our day.
A world I dream where black or white,
Whatever race you be,
Will share the bounties of the earth
And every man is free,
Where wretchedness will hang its head
And joy, like a pearl,
Attends the needs of all mankind
Of such I dream, my world!
~ Langston Hughes

In retrospect,
I suppose,
I always knew I was destined for greatness...
~ You