We all accept too easily that life has to be hard and forget to make sure we have the most fun we can.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, but it empties it of its strength.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.