O Magazine

I have no doubt that faith is only pure when it does not negate the faith of another. I have no doubt that evil can be fought and that indifference is no option. I have no doubt that fanaticism is dangerous. And of all the books in the world on life, I have no doubt that the life of one person weighs more than them all.

Getting my lifelong weight struggle under control has come from a process of treating myself as well as I treat others in every way.

Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having lived authentically and fully.

But the life that no longer trust another human being and no longer forms ties to the political community is not a human life any longer.

First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.

Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.

There is?nothing to suggest that mothering cannot be shared by several people.

The world is full of women blindsided by the unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific and torturous.

What children take from us, they give?We become people who feel more deeply, question more deeply, hurt more deeply, and love more deeply.

Food is our common ground, a universal experience.