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“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.”

“Our life is so short that every time I see my children, I enjoy them as much as I can. Whenever I can, I enjoy my beloved, my family, my friends, my apprentices. But mainly I enjoy myself, because I am with myself all the time. Why should I spend my precious time with myself judging myself, rejecting myself, creating guilt and shame? Why should I push myself to be angry or jealous? If I don't feel good emotionally, I find out what is causing it and I fix it. Then I can recover my happiness and keep going with my story.”

“In that time and by God's will there died my mother, who was a great hindrance unto me in following the way of God; my husband died likewise, and in a short time there also died all my children. And because I had commenced to follow the aforesaid way and had prayed God that He would rid me of them, I had great consolation of their deaths, albeit I did also feel some grief.”

“Your children need your presence more than your presents.”

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”

“It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself.”

“If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.”

“Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.”

“Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home.”

“I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.”