“Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.”

“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

“ And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is better to hold hands and stick together.”

“You might think sitting with someone who is dying means you will be having big conversations about the meaning of life,” a hospice chaplain had advised me. “Wrong! Sometimes, all that’s called for is to just show up and watch Jeopardy! together.”

“Do something nice for somebody that needs it. If you have someone who needs a phone call, make the phone call. If somebody needs a visit, go make that visit.”