#openness

"The soul is healed by being with children."

"Life provides chances to open your heart all the time."

"Always be open to inspiration. You never know where it may come from. Begin with an open mind, end with an inspired heart."

"I love letting her know how much she means to me. A love in secret is but a shadow that’s cold and lonely."

"There is nothing noble about suffering except the love and forgiveness with which we meet it. Many believe that if they are suffering they are closer to God, but I have met very few who could keep their heart open to their suffering enough for that to be true. (124)"

"A wonderful gift may not be wrapped as you expect."

"More depended on the student than on the school."

"Your words will either give you joy or give you sorrow, but if they were spoken without regret, they give you peace."

"only someone who is ready for everything, who doesn't exclude any experience, even the most incomprehensible, will live the relationship with another person as something alive and will himself sound the depths of his own being."

"He couldn't be a doctor, or he would have a quieter and more persuasive manner."