“Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world, stronger than hate, stronger than death?”

Affirming love as a force capable of overcoming hostility and mortality · Essay, The Spirit of Christmas

• Death
• Hope
• Love

“Are you willing to stop asking what life owes you and to think what you owe life?”

Turning attention from entitlement towards responsibility and service · Essay, The Spirit of Christmas

• Hope
• Truth

“Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember only what other people have done for you?”

Defining generosity through humility and gratitude rather than self-congratulation · Essay, The Spirit of Christmas

• Friendship
• Joy

“Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.”

Encouraging people to contribute their gifts without comparing themselves with others · Prose work

• Art
• Hope