Albert Schweitzer

Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.