Tis sweet to think, that, where'er we rove, We are sure to find something blissful and dear, And that, when we're far from the lips we love, We've but to make love to the lips we are near.

Intimacy begins with oneself. It does no good to try to find intimacy with friends, lovers and family if you are starting out from alienation and division within yourself.

Alas! how light a cause may move Dissension between hearts that love!

There's nothing half so sweet in life As loves young dream.

Marriage is an Athenic weaving together of families, of two souls with their individual fates and destinies, of time and eternity-everyday life married to the timeless mysteries of the soul.

Disguise our bondage as we will, Tis woman, woman, rules us still.

The only thing as challenging as getting tangled in the underbrush of relationship is trying to write about it.

The heart that is soonest awake to the flowers Is always the first to be touched by the thorns.

What though youth gave love and roses, Age still leaves us friends and wine.

Often care of the soul means not taking sides when there is conflict at a deep level. It may be necessary to stretch the heart wide enough to embrace contradiction and paradox.