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"That the result of living according to the Beatitudes is happiness does not lie in the realm of provable fact; yet, when I look at the people I know whose faces are alight with joy, no matter how terrible their outward circumstances, I can see in them: poverty of spirit, the comfort of mourning, purity of heart - all those characteristics which, put together, are a description of Jesus of Nazareth."

"It takes a lifetime to learn another person after all these years. I still do not understand Hugh and he certainly does not understand me. We are still in the risky process of offering ourselves to each other, and there continue to be times when this is not easy, when the timing isn't right, when we hurt each other. It takes a lifetime to learn all the varied ways of love."