You can't let your heart go bad like that, like sour milk. There's always a chance you'll want to use it later.

If his guilt made him a tyrant before men, it made him like a child before his God. Not a helpless or pleading child, but a petulant one, the type of tough boy who's known too little love and is quick to blame others for his mistakes.

Maybe it's true what they say, that as long as you're nursing your own pain, whatever it is, you'll turn your back on others in the same boat. You'll want to believe the fix they're in is their own damn fault.

nothing wondrous can come in this world unless it rests on the shoulders of kindness.

You can't let your heart go bad like that, like sour milk. There's always the chance you'll want to use it later.

Most families would sooner forgive you for going to prison than for moving out of Lee County.

Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing that's the issue. The issue is your own chosen response to the situation and what you should be doing. If you start to think the problem is "out there," stop yourself. That thought is the problem.

I remember both of us becoming tearful on that day, not so much because of the insights, but because of the increased sense of reverence we had for each other. We discovered that even seemingly trivial things often have roots in deep emotional experiences. To deal only with the superficial trivia without seeing the deeper, more tender issues is to trample on the sacred ground of another's heart.

If I make deposits into an Emotional Bank Account with you through courtesy, kindness, honesty, and keeping my commitments to you, I build up a reserve. Your trust toward me becomes higher, and I can call upon that trust many times if I need to.

A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.

Love is a value that is actualized through loving actions.

He continually made deposits into each of our 'emotional bank accounts' with one-on-one dates and modeled that 'in relationships