“It's very hard when I've seen a couple of people very beloved in my li...” — Judith Viorst Quote

“It's very hard when I've seen a couple of people very beloved in my life with terrible degenerative diseases.”

“What kind of grandmother am I? I'm a 'three-dessert' grandmother. I'm a 'let's just skip the bath tonight, honey, watch another video' grandmother.”

“Most of the characters I have in my children's books are grouchy or annoyed about something or are calling each other unfriendly names. Like my own kids, they're not honeys and sweetie pies and little angels. They're kids. Sloppy, dirty, stinky.”

“Only when each of us practices the live and help live philosophy can we transform unjust systems into a beloved community.”

“My beloved Elisa, my companion and wife, whom I love and revere, is one of the most noble of our Heavenly Father's handmaidens.”

“For, verily, great love springs from great knowledge of the beloved object, and if you little know it, you will be able to love it only little or not at all.”