On the most important occasions of our lives we often find ourselves at a lossfor words when we want to console celebrate explain inspire or thank weend up repe... » 

On the most important occasions of our lives we often find ourselves at a lossfor words when we want to console celebrate explain inspire or thank weend up repeating such uninspiring uninformative phrases as Words cannotexpress how I feel. To help us find the right words Catherine Frank hascompiled this handy compendium of quotations that capture the mundane and themagnificent the everyday and extraordinary moments of our lives.The three sections of the book cover 150 occasions. Every Year offersquotations on all the special dates in the calendar from New Years Day to NewYears Eve including Martin Luther King Day Valentines Day RamadanMothers Day Thanksgiving Kwanzaa and Christmas. Occasionally presentsquotations on such occasions as giving a speech having an interview becominga parent getting engaged welcoming someone and saying goodbye. Once in aLifetime provides quotations on such momentous events as confirmation comingout turning 16 graduation and retirement.A sampling. Plato John Donne and Woody Allen give their words of wisdom on death.. Betty Ford writes eloquently on recovery.. Martina Navratilova ruminates on her first sexual encounter... and HoldenCaufield on his.. Ralph Waldo Emerson Mark Twain and Frederick Douglass ponder IndependenceDay.. Amy Tan reflects on the meaning of the Chinese New Year.. Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Susan Sontag offer poignant descriptions of painand illness.Whether you are offering consolation or congratulations condolences orconfessions Quotations for All Occasions has the perfect words for everyoccasion. «