4 dead grandparents, 2 dead parents, 2 dead uncles, 3 dead aunts, 1 dead sister - perhaps it has taken a toll on my sensitivity, but if you're ever dying of cancer and need a spongebath, I would be there for you.

In situations like this, I know that the regret over the things we should have done - but didn't do - is far worse than the regret felt for things we actually did do.

Sometimes coddling a person hurts them far more than a swift kick in the ass does.