To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent – that is to triumph over old age. Thomas Bailey Aldrich, O Magazine, October 2003

With age come the inner, the higher life. Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals? Elizabeth Cady Stanton, O Magazine, October 2003

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same. Pearl Buck, quoted in O Magazine, May 2003

The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children. Elain Heffner, O Magazine, May 2003

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be. Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine

Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books. Bell Hooks, O Magazine, December 2003

When I step into this library, I cannot understand why I ever step out of it. Marie de Sevigne, O Magazine, December 2003

I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself. Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, December 2003